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LJ Reyes turns emotional as firstborn, Aki, turns 9

LJ Reyes couldn't help but be emotional as her firstborn, Ethan Akio, turns 9 years old.

In an Instagram post, LJ gave Aki a touching birthday greeting which she kicked off with a poem.

LJ said she noticed that she's taken a lot of photos of Aki looking out and away.

"And seeing them, He whispered to me that it is really time to let you go as a kid. That I really have to prepare you set out your journey in life," she wrote.

"But I will always be here right behind you — to catch you, to hold you, to support you, to watch you. I am so blessed baby that you were given to me — as my son, as my firstborn," she added.

Aki is LJ's child with Paulo Avelino, who in past interviews said that he is sure to make time for his son.

Still, LJ raised Aki as a single mom. In an earlier post she recalled being so exhausted and crushed to the point of tears, but she still had to be put together for her son.

Despite this, she said that the past nine years were filled with happiness.

"You have taught me so much Aki! You have been my strength and my weakness! For so long it has always been you and me! Sometimes it scares me because it feels like I’m losing time with you," LJ said.

"I would choose those moments over and over, Aki! Thank you for the 9 years of happiness!" she added.

—JCB, GMA News