What is the status of the Word before He became flesh?

[amithe1]

Hello!

I would like to know what is the status of the Word before He became flesh. Was there a Father and Son relationship? What did the Father mean when He says that "today you have become my Son"?

Hebrew 1:5 - For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"?

Does this mean when the Word became Flesh, He became God's Son? The scripture above says, "today". So I was wondering, before the "today", was the Word not yet the Son of God? He was the Word who was with God and was God having the same attributes and glory and exact representation of God. So, when the Word became flesh, He was the only "begotten" Son of God.

Love to hear your insights here. Thanks