'Proud' Kendra Wilkinson Shares Rare Photo of 14-Year-Old Son for His Birthday

Kendra Wilkinson

Kendra Wilkinson is feeling nothing but pride for her son on his 14th birthday.

The reality TV star, 38, recently shared a sweet birthday message in honor of her firstborn Hank IV, who turned one year older on Monday, Dec. 11.

Wilkinson, who doesn't often share public photos of her boy, couldn't help but celebrate the occasion by sharing a tender snap of a mother-son moment to her Instagram Story on Monday.

The black-and-white image featured the teen towering over his mom, while the Girls Next Door alum gave a soft smile to the camera.

"Happy birthday to my son Hank," the doting mom wrote next the photo, which was also stamped with a sticker reading the number "14."

"I love you so much and I'm so proud of you!!!" she added in the post.

Hank IV is one of two children Wilkinson shares with ex-husband Hank Baskett. The former pair–who were married for 9 years, also share daughter Alijah Mary, 9.

After finalizing their divorce in 2019, Wilkinson and Baskett both agreed to split joint legal and physical custody of the two kids.

Before getting into the groove of co-parenting, Wilkinson admitted that she had a "rough start" getting used to splitting her kids' time between her and her ex.

"I didn't know how to not have my kids. And then the guilt would set in," she previously told PEOPLE in 2021. "I'm in a neighborhood where everyone has their kids 24/7 and when I don't have my kids I want to cry."

But even though the change first made her feel like "a fish out of water," Wilkinson said at the time that she is now able to explore herself and see "who I am as a woman."

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