Time flies! marveled at how fast her daughter, Kaya, has grown up as she celebrated her 6th birthday. The Nashville alum, 31, shared a photo of Kaya’s How to Train Your Dragon-themed birthday cake via Instagram on Wednesday, December 9. The confection was shaped like the number 6 and included macaroons and marshmallows. “Today, I met the most amazing (not so little anymore) creature,” Panettiere captioned the post. “Can’t believe my baby girl is getting so big! #HappyBirthdayKaya #blessed @klitschko.” The Heroes alum shares Kaya with her ex-fiancé, The pair began dating in 2009 but split in 2011. Panettiere later reconciled with the professional boxer, 44, and they got engaged in 2013. However, the duo called it quits for the second time in August 2018. Panettiere told Us Weekly in February 2019 that they have a stable coparenting relationship. “We’re still respectful of each other, and we still have that friendship with each other,” she said at the time. “It’s not a situation that you find yourself in all that often, so it’s a new one. But I think we’ve done a really good job.” The actress added that they are raising their daughter with “book smarts and street smarts,” adding, “[It’s] trial and error as a parent. We’re all going to make mistakes.” Later that month, a source told Us that Panettiere “hasn’t had much time” with Kaya while her daughter was living with Klitschko. “She knows the child being with her is not best for [Kaya right now],”
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