The baby's surprising reaction to his mom's kisses left viewers online wondering if he was less than thrilled to be back.
It is hard to understand what a baby might be thinking about before they learn to talk or express themselves. However, their reactions might explain a little bit about their feelings. A mom named Kristen Williams—who goes by @allthingskris on Instagram—took to the platform to share her 12-day-old son's grumpy reactions to anything and everything, which has tickled the internet's funny bones.
"He has been here for 12 days, and I think that he is very unimpressed with Earth, lol," the mom wrote in the text overlay of the video. In the video, which has garnered nearly 21 million views, the mom kissed the baby on the cheek, and he responded with the biggest side eye and the most annoyed expression. The mom chuckled at the baby's expression. The caption to the video read, "Y'all why is he like this... He is ready to go home to the womb. LOL, he said you wanted me out so badly for THIS!"
"He's just a little grumpy old man," the mom told TODAY. The little boy named Kyrie is otherwise a chill toddler who only cries when he is hungry as per his mom. "He sleeps a lot. And that's how he was in the womb. He didn't do a lot of moving. When he wakes up from a nap, he looks at you like he wants you to leave," Williams shared with the outlet. People in the comments expressed their wonder at the baby's reactions and also joked about how the baby really did not want to be "back" on Earth.
@ginatooloud wrote, "Oh my God, please make a calendar of these cute grumpy faces! Themed, of course. Joyless January, forget about it February, mad about it March, as if April, meh May… I could go on. Oh and cute little outfits! (I get 10% ) haha." @excludey_starling commented, "This is a soul who didn’t want to return to Earth, looking around and realizing they were returned to Earth." @theangelawinbush remarked, "He’s reincarnated. He said, 'Aw, naw, I am back here again and who's this kissing me?' Too cute MOM." @kymmiloo shared, "Infants with senior facial expressions are my friggin’ favorite!!! I’m like whose perpetually annoyed grandpa just died and entered this little body?"
@behold.birthdoula expressed, "Oh my gosh, he is so cute. My little dude made the same face for a solid month before he decided it was okay here. To be fair, he was born in two hours total, so I was also a little unimpressed with life for a bit, haha." @faith_and_sunshine pointed out, "He's got a mortgage, wife and three kids, plus a timeshare in Florida. He ain't wasting no time." @kairosesong suggested, "His facial expression is giving he already knows what paying bills feels like and he wanna go back." @morganallicinnamon added, "My favorite thing about babies as a labor nurse is how fed up they look... I think they already know." @jenbutlersays chimed in, "He's side-eyeing the entire human experience and I’m like, 'EXACTLY! Total false advertising.'"
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