2-Year-Old Girl’s Reaction to Seeing Grandparents Goes Viral (Exclusive) [Video]

Emily Sutliff lives down the street from her parents in Boston. So, when she returned to work after giving birth to her now-2½-year-old daughter, Rory, her parents, Betsy and Paul, watched the little one during the day. Rory now attends daycare part-time, but her grandparents still care for her three times a week.

Recently, Betsy and Paul, both in their 60s, went on a month-long vacation to Italy, making it the longest Rory had ever gone without seeing them. Although they Facetimed during the trip, Sutliff, 36, tells PEOPLE that the toddler really missed them.

After her parents returned home last week, Sutliff took Rory over to see them and recorded their reunion, which she later posted on TikTok, where it has since garnered more than 1.6 million views.

“this is how I imagine heaven will be….Thank you for sharing this precious moment with us,” one comment reads.

“That knock was …