Military dad meets his baby daughter for the first time

  • An adorable video shows a military dad being greeted in the airport in Sacramento, California, after a five-month deployment
  • A huge smile spreads across his face as he sees his wife and baby daughter
  • The man hugs his wife before turning his attention to the tiny infant in pink
  • The family of three poses for pictures as onlookers cheer at the reunion 

An adorable video shows the heartwarming moment a military dad meets his newborn daughter for the first time.

The unnamed dad had just got off the plane at Sacramento, California, after a five-month deployment in Afghanistan.

A huge smile spreads across his face as he sees his wife and baby daughter waiting for him.

A heartwarming video shows a dad arriving at an airport in Sacramento, California, after a five-month deployment in Afghanistan

A huge smile spreads across his face as he sees his wife and baby daughter waiting for him. He embraces his wife with tears in his eyes

They hug for several seconds

A huge smile spreads across his face as he sees his wife and baby daughter waiting for him. He embraces his wife with tears in his eyes and they hug for several seconds

He then turns his attention to his newborn baby who is dressed in pink. 'She's so tiny,' he says

He then turns his attention to his newborn baby who is dressed in pink. ‘She’s so tiny,’ he says

The man embraces his wife with tears in his eyes. They hug for several seconds before he turns his attention to the tiny infant dressed in pink. 

‘She’s so tiny,’ he says.

The mom passes the baby over to the dad who is overcome with emotion as he holds her for the first time. 

The family of three poses for pictures as onlookers cheer.  

The video was taken by another family member on a cell phone in 2013, but is now going viral. 

The family of three poses for pictures as onlookers cheer and the dad cradles his baby

The family of three poses for pictures as onlookers cheer and the dad cradles his baby

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