Ollie and Ellie Marks

The Marks Family

**Oliver Hudson Marks** and **Sophia Elizabeth Marks** are the children of HSI Special Agent Maggie Marks and her wife YouTuber and social media influencer Lindsey Shaw.

## Oliver Marks

Oliver was conceived on the evening of October 21, 2019 in a hotel room in Bossier City, Louisiana. Margaret was in town for the 2019 Louisiana Gator Classic to be held in Princeton, Louisiana on the 24th. Oliver's unexpected conception was the result of a threesome between Margaret, Sentinel Blue teammate Victoria Allen, and Victoria's husband Ryan Allen.

After what Margaret and her doctor described as a normal, healthy and relatively pleasant pregnancy, Oliver Hudson Marks was born on Friday July 17, 2020 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was born at 3:17pm weighing 7 pounds and 8 ounces, at right on 38 weeks and 5 days, just 2 days after her due date. At the time of Oliver' birth, his mother Margaret was 24 years and 5 months old, 2 years younger than her own mom, Jennifer had been when she was born. Margaret took parental leave between July 17 and October 17, 2020 before eventually returning to work after her 12 weeks parental leave was up. For the first few months after returning to work, Oliver attended the Harry Pregerson Child Care Center at the Roybal Building, just around the corner from where mom Margaret works at HSI Los Angeles. This not only gave them time during the day together but allowed Margaret to breastfeed Oliver easier too. After a few months, Oliver started staying home with Margaret's partner, Lindsey Shaw, who was a YouTuber and therefore worked from home.

Right from the beginning, Oliver proved to be a curious and adventurous child, always wanted to explore his surroundings and interact with whatever he could get his hands on. He developed a love of dinosaurs and trucks from an early age, he also developed a love of horses and dogs. Oliver' doting moms made sure he had every positive experience he possibly could, and every chance to enjoy his childhood. Oliver' first word was ball which came at 14 months old, followed shortly after by Mama, he took his first steps at 17 months old. Oliver was a very fast learner and had a high cognitive ability early on, he developed a love of conversation, especially with adults and was often believed to be older due to her verbal skills and vocabulary which was beyond his years. By the time of his 3rd birthday on December 8, 2023, Oliver was already holding conversations with adults at what doctors consider to be the level of an average 10 year old. Margaret credits Oliver' development with her many hours spent reading to and playing with him in his early years, she explained how it wasn't uncommon for him to fall asleep to her reading books out load to him. Most of the books were far beyond his understanding, but Oliver loved falling asleep to his mom's voice. Margaret also recorded herself reading books so that Oliver could relax when she wasn't able to be there to read to him herself.

Oliver became a popular visitor at HSI Los Angeles, his friendly personality, love of conversation, and inquisitive nature led to him often spending hours talking to Margaret's coworkers, many of whom were surprised to have a 2/3 year old be able to hold an adult conversation. After Margaret's Sentinel Blue teammate Victoria Allen moved three streets away from Margaret in 2022, Oliver immediately made friends with Victoria's three children; Thomas aged 10, Adriana aged 7, and Christopher aged 4. Oliver and Thomas, despite their age difference quickly developed a brotherly bond and spent hours playing together. Margaret also credits Oliver' bond with Thomas for his faster than usual development as both children were around the same level developmentally. Oliver came to refer to Victoria and her husband Ryan as 'aunty Vicky' and 'uncle Ry' respectively. Margaret and Victoria consider their kids to be 'honorary siblings' and always make sure they get to spend time together whenever possible.

Oliver is affectionately known as Ollie. Oliver is a Tuesday person, a Capricorn in the Western zodiac and a Metal Rat in the Chinese zodiac.

## Sophia Marks

Sophia was conceived on the evening of August 1, 2021 in Pasadena, California. Sophia's somewhat planned conception was the result of a foursome between Margaret and her wife Lindsey, Margaret's Sentinel Blue teammate Victoria Allen, and Victoria's husband Ryan Allen, their foursome was a celebration of Margaret and Lindsey having purchased their own house.

Margaret described her second pregnancy as being far more pleasant, albeit being far more fatigued. Sophia Elizabeth Marks was born on April 26, 2022 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at 39 weeks and 2 days, at 8:09pm, weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces. Sophia was born 1 year, 9 months, 17 days after her older brother Oliver, and Margaret was 26 years and 7 months old at the time. Unlike her first pregnancy, Margaret found her experience with Sophia significantly easier and more pleasant overall. Margaret took parental leave from September 25 until December 22 when she returned 3 days early. For the first few months after returning to work, Sophia attended the Harry Pregerson Child Care Center at the Roybal Building, just around the corner from where mom Margaret works at HSI Los Angeles. This not only gave them time during the day together but allowed Margaret to breastfeed Sophia easier too. After a few months, Sophia started staying home with Margaret's partner, Lindsey Shaw and her brother Oliver, Lindsey who was a YouTuber worked from home and made taking care of Sophia and Oliver easier.

Unlike her adventurous and curious older brother Oliver, Sophia took after her academically inclined mother and took an early interest in learning and reading stories. While Oliver was always running around and interacting with whatever he could, Sophia was far more content to listen to her mom's tell her stories or sit and listen to adult conversations. Sophia developed an interest in Mr. Men books from an early age, and by her first birthday, she had her own library of books she loved. Like her brother, Sophia also became a popular visitor at HSI Los Angeles, however unlike her talkative brother, Sophia was far more interested in looking rather than interacting. After Margaret's Sentinel Blue teammate Victoria Allen moved three streets away from Margaret in 2022, Sophia immediately made friends with Victoria's three children; Thomas aged 10, Adriana aged 7, and Christopher aged 4. Sophia and Adriana, despite their age difference quickly developed a big sister/little sister bond and spent hours playing together.

Sophia is affectionately known as Ellie. Sophia is a Tuesday person, a Taurus in the Western zodiac and a Water Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.