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Of his children, Harris added that he is \"supremely proud of who they have become, of who they are becoming, and am just so grateful to have them in my life.\"

He ended his post with a message directly addressed to the twins.

\"Happy birthday, Gid and Harps,\" he said. \"I love you so much, and can’t believe you’re TWELVE!! How in the whenwhat?!? Xoxo balloon emojis #grateful #goldenbirthday\"

In an interview with \"Good Morning America\" in 2019, the actor said he'd \"always suspected\" he would be a \"family man.\"

\"We did the surrogacy thing, which was awesome, and we tried for twins and we got twins and they're the most complicated things I've ever had to deal with,\" he told \"GMA.\"

He also expanded on how he and Burtka aim to communicate with their children.

\"I really appreciate that our parents talked to us like regular people and didn't talk down to us as little kids,\" he shared. \"I was able to interact with adults when I was younger in a way that was a level playing field, and we try to talk to our kids the same way.\"

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