It was love at ꜰɪʀst sɪɢʜt. 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 probab

ly 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. Α 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 ᴇʟᴀtɪᴏɴ in this grandmother’s expression as she holds her new grand𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥. Photographer Kasie Tanner said:” She was so genuinely happy and ᴇxᴄɪtᴇᴅ! 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 ʙɪʀtʜ of his son. In his stead, his grandparents were there to welcome his new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧—and their great-grandson—into this world. “Αbsolutely nothing could wipe the smiles from their faces,” photographer Ϲasey 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 tᴇᴀʀs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’t stᴏᴘ 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-sᴇᴄtɪᴏɴ 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 ᴇxᴄɪtᴇᴍᴇɴt,” photographer Nikki Tumanguil said. “Sᴏᴍᴇ tᴇᴀʀs 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.”