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Television personality Rob Kardashian has made a rare appearance on social media via a Throwback Thursday post on Instagram. Reuters/Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun

In the middle of all the chaos surrounding herself and her family, Kourtney Kardashian has taken a moment to give an Instagram shout out to her younger brother Rob Kardashian. After dropping off the radar close to three years ago, Rob has slowly been returning to social media and fans have eagerly been awaiting his possible return to “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

Kourtney posted a throwback photo of Rob on her Instagram and captioned it simply with a heart emoji and his nickname, “Bob.” In the old photo, Rob could be seen dozing off on a couch that suspiciously looks like the one from Khloe Kardashian and Lamar’s old house.

As Rob lay dozing off, he also has one hand in his shorts. Kourtney’s odd sense of humor shines through once as she makes fun of her brother while also giving him some love.

Rob has been spending a lot of time away from the public eye since gaining about 100 lbs. two years ago. He suffered from depression and eventually dropped out of the family’s wildly popular reality TV show. Recently, he moved in with his other sister, Khloe Kardashian, and has been slowly showing signs of turning his life around.

After returning to social media earlier this year, Rob has been speaking out about his workouts and has even posted photos that show a slightly slimmer figure. Other than an occasional teaser on his current look, Rob and his sisters often post throwback pictures that show off his fit physique.

It remains to be seen if he will be ready to appear in the upcoming 11th season of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” The show returns in November only on E!.