Five kids. Three who came first and knew each other before the twins arrived. Two who were born into a room already full of people who loved them. Thea and Nathan ask to hold one of the boys every single day without fail. Zoe calls them both her babies with a possessiveness that makes me laugh every single time. They didn’t choose each other. They just got each other. And watching them figure out what that means, watching the older three become protectors and teachers and gentle and curious all at once, is one of the greatest privileges of my life. We can’t give them everything. But we gave them this. Five people who will know each other longer than they’ll know almost anyone else. Who will carry each other’s earliest memories. Who already, even now, belong to each other in a way that has nothing to do with us. That’s the gift. 🤍 Siblings — did you always know how important it would be, or did it surprise you? ↓ #siblinglove #bigfamily #momof5 #lgbtqfamily #builtinbestfriend