Kate and Jon Gosselin Celebrate Their Sextuplets’ 13th Birthdays With Sweet Posts

The Gosselin sextuplets are no longer little kids anymore!

Kate Gosselin and her ex-husband Jon took to social media on this week to celebrate their six youngest children, Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Leah and Joel, turning 13 on Wednesday.

The mother of eight took a trip down memory lane in her posts, while Jon revealed his big plans for their birthday.

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Gosselin penned a heartfelt Instagram post to her children, who are now officially teenagers.

“HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY, my precious Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel! At this moment (7:51-7:53 am) 13 years ago, my life and heart were completed with your births!” the 42-year-old began the sweet post.

“I love you all and NO MATTER WHAT it requires of me, I will ALWAYS be there for you; I’ll always be your biggest cheerleader, your role model by example, your shoulder to cry on, the hug and laugh you need, and your mommy and friend! I love you guys!” the Kate Plus 8 star continued.

She concluded, “I got six times what I planned on, but I’d NEVER EVER go back! You’re the six final pieces of my heart that I never knew I was looking for [turning 13 today],” adding hashtags, “happy birthday babies” and “I love you to the moon and back 100 million times.”

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A day before the sextuplets turned 13, Gosselin shared a photo of her adorable bedside memento she brought home from the hospital after they were born.

“Sitting in my room with the kids… thinking back to almost 13 years ago. I pulled out this extra small preemie diaper from the NICU,” she wrote about the teeny-tiny diaper that she held in one hand.

“I’ve kept it in my bedside table drawer, wherever we moved…to always remind me of how far we’ve come!!” she continued. “The kids were awed!,” adding hashtags for “almost 13,” “twenty-nine and five,” along with “two and three pounds.”

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Jon, 40, also took to social media to celebrate his youngest children’s big day.

“I can’t believe my little kids will be 13 tomorrow!!!” he captioned a photo of the sextuplet’s birthday cake. “Happy Birthday Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Collin.”

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Jon celebrated their milestone birthday with his family and girlfriend Colleen Conrad on Monday.

“I had four of them: Hannah, Leah, Joel and Aaden,” he tells E! News.

“I cooked burgers and hot dogs on the grill and we did presents and played football in the backyard. After that, we did cake and ice cream,” the former reality star adds. “It was good.”

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