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Ciara and Russell Wilson Celebrate Son Future on His 9th Birthday: 'You Are a Leader'

The celebrity couple shared separate Instagram posts to salute their eldest, Future Zahir.

Ciara and her husband NFL star Russell Wilson recently took to social media to salute their eldest son, Future Zahir who recently turned 9.

Future is the son of Ciara and her ex, rapper Future.

"My 1st Born! My life was forever changed when I had you," Ciara, 37, wrote. "I'm so proud of the young boy you are becoming every day!"

"So loving, talented, compassionate, anointed, and smart," she continued. "The Big 9!! Happy Birthday, Big Boy! Mommy loves you so much!"

The singer added a snippet of her song "I Got You," alongside pictures of Future playing sports and hanging out with his mom, Wilson and his mom, his siblings — Sienna Princess, 6, and Win Harrison, 2.

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In a separate post, Wilson wrote to Future calling him a "young King."

"Future, We love you. 9 represents confidence, skill & wisdom," the quarterback wrote. "The last of the single digits."

"You are a Leader, Compassionate to others, an amazing big brother, and an amazing son. But most importantly you are a Child of God," Wilson concluded in the post which featured Marvin Sapp's "Rivers Flow" as the soundtrack.

In a March 2022 interview with People, Ciara shared that her three kids "run the house" at the family's Denver home.

"These kids are funny," Ciara continued. "Our kids are really hilarious, and obviously the older they get, the more they think they know."

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