Nervous little boy shows up in tux to meet his baby sister for the first time — and I'm not crying, you are

Sibling love is one of the purest forms of affection—two babies who start their journey in life and grow old together. For most, it is like having a best friend at home. Earlier this month, a little gentleman on the internet melted hearts with his classic sense of style and brotherly gesture for his newborn sister. TikTok user Brooks Hunsaker (@dude2dad) shared a beautiful moment when his 2-year-old son wore a black tuxedo and carried a bouquet of pink flowers to make a first impression on his sister. The heartwarming snippet raked up 9.6 million views on the platform, leaving people in a daze with his charming presence. 

Soon after his baby sister was born, two-year-old Hampton made sure she got the warmest welcome. In the viral video, he nervously enters the hospital room where his mother is excited to see her toddler looking perfect. The dad-of-two helped his son wing the gesture and is seen closing the door after Hampton. As the father-son duo enters, Hampton takes a few steps in and then turns back shyly to look at his father. Hunsaker encouraged him to go ahead and present the flowers to his mother sitting on the bed. Taking baby steps, Hampton walks up to his mom to give her the bouquet when his dad picks him up to give him a better view of his newborn baby sister. 

A touching family moment. “Hampton is trying to make a good impression for his new baby sister!” the post was captioned. In his father’s arms, the little man curiously glances at his baby sister sleeping in the bassinet. With Bruno Mars’ Count On Me playing in the background, the father then points the baby to Hampton, who then watches her closely with a look of glee. "POV: You're nervous to meet your new baby sister," an overlay text on the video stated. Hunsaker later talked to Newsweek about the sweet moment and what inspired it.

Apparently, the father wanted to capture a picture-perfect moment for his children to look back on. "I wanted my son to make a good 'first impression' on his little sister, so I thought I would dress him in a tux to meet her. I thought that would be a cool moment for him and his sister to look back on someday, and it would get their sibling relationship started off on the right foot," the dad explained.

Additionally, his wife loves dressing up their son with “preppy” looks, he said. Thus, it would become a special gesture for both the mother and sister. “So I thought it would be a fun idea to bring him to the hospital in a tux. I knew, or at least hoped, it would melt her heart," the father added. Interestingly, Hampton had little idea about what was going to happen. His father revealed that they briefed him about meeting his new sister in the weeks leading up to the birth. However, he figured that Hampton could not comprehend all of it. “He wanted to hold her and just be around her a lot; how sweet that was to witness as parents,” Hunsaker noted. 

People flooded the comments with love and support for the sweet family and the star of the show, Hampton. The video received more than 1.6 million likes. “What a distinguished gentleman,” one person (@hardees) wrote while another (@snowqueen.8) marked, “Teaching her what she deserves from the very beginning.” “Why is he in a suit- because first impressions are important,” a fellow TikTok user (@sauceboss_412) wrote. “He certainly knows how to make an entrance!” the official page for Huggies (@huggies) lauded. 

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