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Courtney Pochin & Carly Odell

Dad captures family's brilliant reaction as baby takes his first steps

It's a big day, and a proud one, when your little one takes their first steps.

And it's great to be able to watch that special moment back forever. 

But what is possibly even better to capture on video is the reactions of family members when your baby unexpectedly starts toddling around.

Neil Granger from South East London managed to film the heart-warming moment his baby boy, Finley, took his very first steps and the amazing reactions of his stunned relatives, MirrorOnline reports.

The precious moment was captured on video. (SWNS)

Not every parent is lucky enough to capture the once-in-a-lifetime moment, but Neil managed to film his son tottering around the living room on his first birthday. 

In the clip, one-year-old Finley can be seen pulling himself up on a coffee table before toddling over to his mum, who is sat on the sofa opposite.

As they watch him do so, his family members are bursting with shock and delight, their expressions of elations are made all the more joyful to watch as the clip stretches out in slow motion.

Neil shared the touching footage with his followers on Twitter where the video garnered almost half a million views. 

The proud dad said: "My family were visiting last weekend for my son's first birthday. We had a feeling that he wasn't far off walking so decided to film him just in case. 

"To our surprise, he bravely set off towards his mum. We couldn't believe we managed to catch such an amazing moment in front of the people who love him most in the world."

He added: "I put the video out on Twitter and couldn't quite believe the response we got - people seemed to get almost as emotional as we got.

"I feel proud to think my boy's first steps brought even just a little bit of joy at this most divisive of times."

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