Hilaria Baldwinis opening up about the significance of her two newest additions and their close timing.

Hilaria and Alec also share daughter Carmen Gabriela, 7½, and sons Romeo Alejandro David, 2½, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 4, and Rafael Thomas, 5½. Alec is also dad to 25-year-old daughter Ireland.

On Instagram Thursday, Hilaria shared asweet photo of the babies, explaining how their arrivals mean even more coming after a previous pregnancy loss.

“Nothing will ever replace her, but two wonderful souls have come into our lives, and we are humbled to know them,” continues Hilaria. “Our children were brave during our time of tremendous grief — braver than us…and they held out hope. To experience and accept life’s ups and downs is challenging, but a reality that all of us have no choice but to receive and process. I have learned that often our children are wiser than we are and their wisdom has guided us.”

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“You were so loved and you always will be. I think of you every day and I wish so much that our path had been different,” she added. “Mommy loves you, my sweet girl.”

Hilaria Baldwin and her children.Hilaria Baldwin/Instagram

Hilaria Baldwin

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News of her sixth child’s arrival also comes a month after theMom Brainpodcast co-hostapologizedin February for not being “more clear” about her cultural background when she was accused ofmisrepresentingher heritage in late December. Social media users alleged she had falsely claimed to have Spanish roots and took on a Spanish accent despite being born and raised in the United States.

“I’ve spent the last month listening, reflecting, and asking myself how I can learn and grow. My parents raised my brother and me with two cultures, American and Spanish, and I feel a true sense of belonging to both,” said Hilaria, who previously confirmed that she was born in Boston and her birth name is Hillary. “The way I’ve spoken about myself and my deep connection to two cultures could have been better explained — I should have been more clear and I’m sorry.”

source: people.com