One new father brought that feeling to life, with heartwarming results, by filming a few seconds of footage of his baby every single day for the first year of his life.
Photographer Sam Cornwell filmed footage of son Indigo from birth through to his first birthday, capturing first smiles, epic tantrums, baby steps and moments with the family.
Check out the video below, we challenge you not to shed a little tear as baby Indigo takes his first tottering steps. Altogether now...awwww!