Alex Rodriguez gets nostalgic about his two daughters Natasha, 16, and Ella, 12 on Instagram in a gushing throwback post: ‘Hold on tight to your little ones’
Alex Rodriguez is looking back to the the good old days.
The 45-year-old former MLB star shared a precious throwback photo with his daughters Natasha, 16, and Ella, 12 on Instagram Thursday.
Together with fiancee Jennifer Lopez, 51, the couple shares four children in total – three girls and a boy – combined from previous marriages.
Doting dad: Alex Rodriguez shared a precious throwback photo with his daughters Natasha, 16, and Ella, 12 on Instagram Thursday where he lamented them growing up too fast
A-Rod looked every bit the doting dad in his Instagram posts, lounging on a charcoal colored couch with his two daughters, all smiles, leaning against him.
The girls looked to be a few years younger than their current ages and in the caption, the slugger lamented just how quickly his girls grew up.
‘Wow, time flies! You don’t realize just how fast your children grow up until you see a picture from just a few years ago,’ he penned in the caption. ‘What a difference!’
‘Parents … you know what I’m talking about! What was the moment you first thought, “wow, my baby isn’t a baby anymore.”?’ he asked his 3.9 million followers.
‘Wow, time flies! You don’t realize just how fast your children grow up until you see a picture from just a few years ago,’ he penned in the caption. ‘Hold on tight to your little ones.’
One mom responded to his question saying that it wasn’t until she had one kid in college and another graduating high school that she realized they weren’t babies anymore.
Another commented: ‘When my 16yo got taller than me’
At the end of Alex’s caption he offered up a bit of advice to other parents: ‘Hold on tight to your little ones. ✨❤️ Missing these girls right now!! #TBT #Tashi #EllaBella’
Alex shares his two girls with his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis. His current fiancee, Jennifer Lopez, has a close and warm bond with her future step daughters and frequently shares photos of them on her social media accounts.
Family of six: Alex and his fiancee Jennifer Lopez co-parent their four children, Alex’s daughters Natasha and Ella, and Jlo’s twins Max and Emme
Jlo, meanwhile, co-parents her twins Max and Emme, 12, with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.
Earlier this month Jennifer was honored for her world-class resume that dates back to the 1980s with the Icon Award during the 2020 Billboard Women In Music.
In her acceptance speech, via video, the Bronx, New York native appeared humbled as she gave thanks to the many artists she has worked with that culminated with her blended family.
‘Alex [Rodriguez] and our four beautiful kids: thank, I love you so much. Everything I do is for you guys,’ she gushed with pride.
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‘Alex [Rodriguez] and our four beautiful kids: thank, I love you so much. Everything I do is for you guys,’ Jennifer Lopez recently gushed with pride during a Billboard award acceptance speech