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A video showing the reaction of soon-to-be grandparents to their daughter's pregnancy has gone viral, amassing nearly five million views.
The sweet moment touched many viewers, and many also complimented the clever way that Julie, known by her TikTok handle @jcholsworth, announced the news.
She handed her father a bottle of wine, who proceeded to take a look at the label.
"It said, 'Pairs well with becoming grandparents. We're having a baby!'" Julie explained in the comments section of her video.
He laughed for a moment as he looked at it, but his expression quickly turned to that of shock.
Julie's father sat in stunned silence before he passed the bottle to his wife, Julie's mother.
She glanced at the bottle but almost immediately looked shocked after seeing the label.
"Are you serious?" Julie's mother asked, choked up.
The video ended just as her mother got up to give Julie a hug.
The Bump reported that most pregnancy announcements take place after 14 weeks, though some people wait up to 20 weeks.
Post Senning, the great-great-grandson of etiquette expert Emily Post, told The Bump that the pregnant person's partner should be the first to know of the news, followed by the people the couple is closest to.
There are also a few different creative ways someone can announce their pregnancy, and one of the examples provided was what Julie did by announcing the news with a special wine label.
"Hand them a bottle of their favorite varietal sporting this tongue-in-cheek label—then wait to see how long it takes for them to notice," the piece said, with a photo of the example.
In a follow-up video, Julie said it was "one of the most special moments" in her life.
She explained that when her parents visit her, it is a tradition for the family to enjoy a bottle of wine with dinner.
"Whenever I open a bottle, I always hand the bottle over to my dad so that he could take a look at the label," Julie said.
Her parents' reactions resonated with viewers.
"That look of our baby is having a baby," a viewer wrote.
"Sobbing," wrote another. "Your mom looking at your dad, thinking about their next adventure together as grandparents."
A commenter shared that they recently told their parents that they were expecting a baby with their wife as well.
"It's got to be one of the best feelings I've had in my life."
Newsweek reached out to Julie for further comment.
Pregnancy announcements can result in sweet and funny reactions.
A woman's text exchange with her boyfriend in which she tells him she is pregnant went viral after he mistook the photo of a positive pregnancy test for a positive COVID test.
One teacher's video showing her sharing the news of her "rainbow baby" with her students also went viral on TikTok.
There may also be curiosity surrounding babies, as seen in another viral video where a teacher responded to questions that her students asked after she got back from maternity leave.
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