Chloe laughed from the doorway.

“Listen to her, Mom.

She’s the responsible one.”

The three of us spent an afternoon sorting baby clothes.

Some were gifts.

Others came from families in the neighborhood who remembered Chloe from school.

Every tiny sock seemed impossible to imagine on a real child.

I held a knitted green sweater against my palm, and Chloe said, “Oliver is going to need more than good intentions and cute outfits.”