Alicia Keys Shares Sweet Throwback Photos for Son Egypt’s 13th Birthday: ‘This Can’t Be Real’

“You are a dream come true,” Alicia Keys wrote of her newly-minted teen

Georgia Slater is an associate editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has previously appeared in USA Today and Washington Life Magazine.

Alicia Keys and son Egypt. PHOTO: ALICIA KEYS/INSTAGRAM

Alicia Keys officially has a teenager on her hands.

The “Girl on Fire” singer, 42, celebrated son Egypt’s 13th birthday on Sunday, sharing a series of photos throughout her son’s life alongside a heartfelt message on Instagram.

“This can’t be real!! You can’t be 13!!!! You are a dream come true!!” she began.

“May the most high protect you!! and may you always walk like the young king you are 👑👑👑 I’m so proud of you, my son!! 🌞🌞🌞You light up the world!!! Happy Born Day!!!!! To happiness, love, blessings and many many more!! 💥💥💥💥💥.”

Keys shares sons Egypt and Genesis, 8, with Swizz Beatz, who also shared an Instagram birthday tribute to the newly-minted teen.

“Happy Birthday Egypt the Big 13 wow🥳 We love you and wish you many blessings 🙏🏽,” wrote the record producer alongside various photos of Egypt.

“This crazy world needs your positive love and energy 🤍🤍🤍 Look at how big you are now it’s happening tooooooooooo fast almost 6ft💆🏾‍♂️🤌🏾😮‍💨🤍🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳,” he concluded.

Beatz, who also is dad to three children from previous relationships, Prince Nasir, Kasseem Jr. and Nicole, also praised Keys for her role as a mom in the comments of her Instagram.

“❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ The best Mom🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌,” he wrote.

Over the years, Keys has been very vocal about the different facets of motherhood.

“Motherhood, I find, makes you look at yourself in a way that is a mirror like no other that you’ve been presented with before,” she told PEOPLE at the 2019 American Express and Billboard Women in Music Impact Brunch in Los Angeles. “I think it makes you look at what you have taken or learned from other people and how that becomes your truth, whether it’s yours or not.”