A sweet dad “almost passed out” from shock when he thought he received what he thought was a late birthday present, which revealed he was set to become a grandpa for the first time.
Dad Brian Wackerly had to sit down to compose himself after he opened the surprise gift from his daughter, Kassidy, at his Andover, Kansas, home.
Brian and his wife Kiley have always been Kassidy’s biggest supporters, their daughter said, never missing a soccer game through her childhood and college and still attending every game she now oversees as a coach.
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Having received the news of her pregnancy, Kassidy, 25, a self-confessed “Daddy’s girl,” could not wait to tell her father the big news.
She and her husband, Jake, 25, based in Wichita, decided to plan the surprise around her father’s birthday.
A few days after the big day, Kassidy told her dad she had a late birthday present for him, which she handed to her father in a white box.
Then, as Brian opened the box and saw an ultrasound of his baby grandchild, the grandpa-to-be immediately felt emotion.
He told People Magazine: “My first thought was, I just aged 20 years in about 30 seconds. I just saw her entire childhood pass before me in an instant.”
Having initially frozen in shock, Brian then had to sit to compose himself, looking at one point like he was almost set to pass out.
Brian added: “I definitely got lightheaded, the sitting down was not for effect. I needed to sit down to process all of my emotions.”
As Brian sat on a stone wall outside his home, Kiley then took a look at the scan, screaming in delight as her husband cried tears of joy behind her.
Kassidy captured the moment on video, which she later shared on social media.
The video immediately resonated with viewers, garnering more than one and a half million likes and more than nine million views.
Having told other family members and friends, Kassidy and Jake later discovered the news that they are set to have a baby boy, whose middle name will be after Brian.
Kassidy said: “My dad was just in complete shock.
“With this being the first grandbaby, he needed a moment to process all of his emotions.
“He is a man of few words; he always takes a step back in these situations to process everything he is feeling.
“My mother is the one who reacts more instantaneously.
“She was definitely not afraid to show how excited she was when she saw those ultrasound photos.
“The response has been absolutely heartwarming.
“Everyone has sent us well wishes and congratulations.
“They all think my dad is so sweet and they think my mom is hilarious for asking, ‘Is it yours?’ because who else’s would it be?
“People have also reached out to chat with me about how they wish they had their parents’ support and happiness during their pregnancy journeys.
“It made me feel very appreciative of the support we have and continue to get through this process.”
