Natalie “Nadya” Suleman is delivering a rare update.

The Octomom, as she became known in 2009 after she gave birth to the first-ever surviving octuplets, reflected on the difficult year she’s had while praising her kids on her 51st birthday.

“Thank you to all my 14 kids, my daughter in law and granddaughter, for making me feel so special on my birthday yesterday,” Suleman wrote on Instagram July 13. “Though this past year has been one of the most challenging seasons of my life, I’ll at least know that my beautiful family will always be here to love and support me at my highest and lowest points.”

Before giving birth to her 17-year-old octuplets Noah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jonah, Josiah, Makai, Maliyah and Nariyah, Suleman was already mom to kids Elijah, 25, Amerah, 24, Joshua, 22, Aidan, 21, and twins Calyssa and Caleb, 19, from a sperm donor. 

“I love you all so much,” the mom of 14 concluded her update. “And a special thank you to my two lovely daughters Maliyah and Nariyah.”