The L.A.'s Finest star wrote a new children's book, Welcome to the Party, to celebrate her daughter's birth through surrogacy
Get push notifications with news, features and more."I wanted to create a love letter to my daughter to let her know that even though her entry into our family was a bit non-traditional, we love her and wanted her," Union tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "And she is celebrated.", illustrated by Ashley Evans, helps "celebrate these kinds of families," she adds.
"Shady Baby" as Kaavia is affectionately nicknamed "is real! She's very suspicious," Union adds, laughing. "And considering she only has a few words, she communicates perfectly."to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The family, which includes Wade's sons Zaire, 18, and Xavier, 6, and daughter Zaya, 12, , takes turns when it comes to keeping up with a toddler. "When one of us gets burned out, it's literally like passing a baton," Union says. And the actress has a "hack" for finding a little quiet-time when needed. "I stay in the bathroom probably a little longer than necessary just to give myself a little more time to pull it together!" she adds. "Just to cry or mindlessly scroll social media, whatever that is. We all give each other those extra long times in the bathroom to do whatever it is you sort of need to do with the door closed and have your own space.
When it comes to parenting, Union initially looked to Wade for guidance. "He's been a parent literally half his adult life. So, especially when she first arrived, I deferred to him, because he's a vet," Union says. "There's only so much reading that one can do, so I very much followed his lead."
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