Selling Sunset's Mary Fitzgerald posts never-seen-before family snaps as son joins Air Force

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Mary Fitzgerald was overcome with emotion as she officially dropped off her son at the airport for the US Air Force boot camp.Taking to her Instagram account on Tuesday, the Selling Sunset star, who married Romain Bonnet, 28, in stunning scenes shown on the Netflix show in 2019, posted never before seen family snaps to mark the milestone.The 41 year old beamed as she stood alongside her 24 year old son Austin Babbitt, whom she shares with her ex-husband, before going on to share images of them over the years – including a few from her days as a teenage mother. "Can't begin to express how I'm feeling with my son going off to boot camp for the Airforce today," the glamorous real estate agent gushed in the caption. "I couldn't be more proud, excited, scared, and definitely VERY emotional! "Time has completely flown by, and wishing I could go back to have just little more with him.

Reminiscing with these photo flashbacks." The blonde beauty then urged parents to "hug your kiddos tonight and cherish every moment!" Mary added: "A huge thanks and acknowledgement to Sgt Butler, Austin wouldn't be here without you, and I would be even more of a mess without your reassurance and willingness to answer my nonstop questions every day and night! @ssgt_robertbutler." The reality star's close relationship with her son was evident in the images.

Giving a rare insight into her life before television stardom, Mary was seen as a fresh-faced teen in one image as she played with her then baby son.

In another image, the pair posed for a snap from Austin's graduation, and in another, they appeared to be on a European break.