A NEW dad was left delighted when his daughter broke into a huge smile moments after being born.
Flávio Dantas recalled how the newborn girl, named Antonella, gave him the “the sweetest smile ever” – and he revealed it came after he talked to her every day for months when she was in mum Tarsila’s tummy.
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In a post on Instagram, the happy father – who lives with his family in Brazil – shared a photo of the heart-warming moment his little girl laid eyes on him as she was cradled by her mother lying in a hospital bed.
Captioning the image, according to Bored Panda, he wrote: “I can’t explain the feeling I felt at that moment.
“Every day I talked to my daughter in her mother’s womb, I always told her that I loved her, that Dad was there and that I was going to be the best father in the world!
“When she was born, how did she repay me? With the sweetest smile ever.”
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The little girl’s mum Tarsila also shared a sweet picture with her daughter to social media.
She described her daughter as “a gift sent by my Lord”.
Captioning another image, she wrote: “If wealth were measured in words, I would sum it up in just one: you.
“My rare jewel cut by the hands of God.”
Flávio is a naval soldier while Tarsila used to work as a cook, and the couple live with their daughter in Rio de Janeiro.
Reacting to the image online, one dad wrote: “I read books to my son, and he knew me right away by my voice.
“He was crying and I started talking to him, and he stopped crying…it was a great day.”
Another commented: “Aww, that’s so cute. She is already daddy’s little girl.”
In other parenting news, we told you how a mum has shamed parents for sending their children to school when they’re sick.
We also revealed how a genius dad got his son to stop wailing by playing a recording of his screams.
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