Kim Kardashian Reacts to North West Becoming Teenager With Rare Photos

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Kim Kardashian is officially keeping up with a teenager.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star celebrated daughter North West turning 13 by turning back the clock, highlighting her eldest’s transformation into a full-blown teen.

"Happy Birthday my Northiiiiiieeeeeeeee," Kim wrote on Instagram June 15 with blue heart emojis. "I can’t believe you are officially a teenager!!!!! There’s no one like you my baby girl! "

Among the sweet throwbacks Kim included North showing off her trademark colorful hair and edgy jewelry in the birthday tribute, alongside a video of North enjoying front row concert seats for one of her favorite artists, Lil Uzi Vert.

"I love being your mom and watching you grow," the SKIMS founder—also mom to Saint West, 10, Chicago West, 8 and Psalm West, 7, with ex Kanye West—continued. "I love you to the aliens galaxies you would speak of as a kid and beyond."

And Kim didn't stop there. The 45-year-old took her followers down memory lane with throwback moments of North, starting with a headshot of her firstborn marked with a happy crying emoji on Instagram Stories. Kim continued with a selfie of North as a newborn and finished off the series with a roundup of sing-alongs Kim and North filmed together for TikTok.

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After all, the nod to North's love for music is only fitting, considering the teen is following in the footsteps of her father—whose Gemini birthday is only one week before his daughter's—by pursuing a career as a rapper under the stage name Miss Westie. Kim has been openly supportive of her daughter's creative side, including North's expressive fashion choices.

"I think like the one misconception that people might have is like, 'Oh, she's trying to be her bestie and lets her get away with a lot,'" Kim said on a Jan. 21 episode of sister Khloe Kardashian’s podcast, Khloé In Wonder Land. “Like, no. North actually has a lot of rules. The one area is I do let her express herself, and I do let her do that. And I love her for it."

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"I wouldn’t change anything,” Kim emphasized. “I have such a great relationship with my kids—they love me, they respect me, they’re great. Every kid has phases and growing moments and learning moments and we’ve gotten through all of that.”

For a look at North's cutest moments growing up in the spotlight, keep reading...

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Birthday Party Shenanigans

Kim and North play around with the character Kuromi from the series Fantasy Magic Melody at North's anime-themed ninth birthday party.

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Birthday Makeover

North and her friend show off their matching hairstyles in a TikTok of her June 12 birthday party.

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New Braces

North just got new braces and showed them to her TikTok followers on Dec. 23.

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Goth Gals

Kim's longtime friend Tracy Romulus shared Halloween snapshots of her own daughter Ryan Romulus, along with North and the girls' friend Haidyn, rocking all-black attire and colorful wigs. Their costumes? "Cereal killers." Genius!

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Kim's Girls

"Me and my girls," Kim captioned a sweet snapshot of North and Chicago on vacation in May 2021.

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Beach Bliss

Big sister North plays with mom Kim and sister Chicago in the sand in May 2021.

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All Grown Up

North is all smiles beside mom Kim K in an adorable photoshoot.

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Happy Birthday Psalm!

North looked especially adorable in a construction vest at Psalm's themed 2nd birthday bash in May 2021.

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Vacay Vibes

Aunt Kourtney Kardashian shared this laidback pic of North poolside during a Palm Springs getaway.

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Bedtime Selfie

Kim shared an adorable selfie with North on Instgaram. "Good Night!" the proud mama captioned side-by-side with North, who was all smiles.

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Happy Birthday, Kiyan!

Kim took to Instagram on Sunday, March 7 to wish her BFF La La Anthony's son Kiyan a happy birthday, sharing numerous photos of the 14-year-old with all of her kiddos.

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Paling Around

Best family friends!

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Playing Dress Up With Mom

Kim declared that she loves "playing dress up with" North in this Feb. 2021 photo.

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Getting Glam

The Skims founder went on to call her daughter her "beautiful sweet smart baby girl!"

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Looking Like Mom

North looked like mom Kim in this pic from Instagram.

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Quarantine Activities

Kim told her Instagram followers that one of the things she's doing to get through quarantine is practicing hair styles on her daughters! That, and frog watching. "There are so many in our backyard at night!" she wrote.

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Sibling Love

Good news! "They get along now," Kim captioned this photo of North and her brother, Saint.

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School Selfie

Kim and North snap a quick selfie before school starts.

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Paris Presents

Can you guess where the Kardashian-West family is?

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Stylish Sis

"That time North dressed Chi in matching outfits," Kim wrote on Instagram.

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Silly Selfie

North and Kim flaunt funny faces in this sweet-and-silly selfie.

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Trick or Treat?

North and Penelope celebrate Halloween 2019!

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Happy Halloweek!

Playing dress-up with the eldest West kid is a next-level experience. "Styled by North * fake cast included," Kim wrote, captioning a photo of her daughter and two friends decked out in designer garb while posing against a pink backdrop.

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