It was love at ꜰɪʀsᴛ sɪɢʜᴛ. Whether they were newly minted grandparents or made a grandma and grandpa four times over, these relatives were overcome with ᴊᴏʏ at the sight of their grandchildren—and those emotional meetings were all caught on camera. We firmly believe that few things in this world are more touching than the sight of a grandparent meeting their young grandchild for the first time.
That moment when a face aged by decades of love lays eyes on the newest member of the family and floods with emotion. It is always a wonderful and special moment when children introduce their children to loving parents and grandparents. It will surely brighten any day, and these kinds of memories can last a lifetime!
We’ve rounded up the best grandbaby reveals we could find, and it’s probably the sweetest thing you’ll see all day. Scroll through these heartwarming photos to witness the moments grandparents first laid eyes on the newest addition to their family. A special thank you to everyone who shared their special moments online so that we can share the love and blessings with our friends and family.
It’s a Girl
There’s no mistaking the ᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ in this grandmother’s expression as she holds her new grandchild. Photographer Kasie Tanner said:” She was so genuinely happy and ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ! She was making faces and jumping up and down, all the while ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ her eyes out. She was the cutest!”
The father, a marine, was stationed overseas during the ʙɪʀᴛʜ of his son. In his stead, his grandparents were there to welcome his newborn—and their great-grandson—into this world. “Absolutely nothing could wipe the smiles from their faces,” photographer Casey Hendrickson said. “It was truly the sweetest thing to watch them welcome this new boy into their lives.”
Timing is everything. “There’ve been a handful of times that I’ve had to stop shooting because the ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ. This was one of those times,” photographer Neely Ker-Fox said. “I always tell my clients, the baby comes when the good Lᴏʀᴅ says it’s time, even if that time is decided for you. Had Grace been born three days later on her originally scheduled ᴄ-sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ date, this moment would not have happened. Her namesake just so happened to have an appointment in the same hospital and was able to come to meet her newest great-grandbaby.”
This grandmother got to meet her new grandson when he was just five hours old. “Grandma went over for a peek and couldn’t contain her ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ,” photographer Nikki Tumanguil said. “Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ, and she gave her son-in-law a huge hug and thanked both her daughter and son-in-law for making her a grandmother. She gingerly accepted her grandson from Mom and more happy tears flowed, with smiles all around. Grandma only gave the baby up when he was hungry again.”
