Holding a newborn for the first time is always an exciting and special moment, whether it’s a human baby or an animal baby. Johnson Homestead recently posted a video of their toddler holding a piglet for the very first time, and people can’t get enough of the adorable interaction.
Be sure to have your sound on, because the little girl continues to sweetly reassure the piglet that he’s safe in her arms. It’s really heartwarming to watch… right up until the end when the piglet suddenly panics, which instantly makes her nervous too! Watching their reactions unfold is priceless.
Mama Johnson shared in the caption, “My favorite video ever. I cannot stop watching it. She is just so sweet with her animals!” We couldn’t agree more! We’ve watched the video at least three times and smiled through the entire thing each time!
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Johnson’s video quickly went viral, racking up nearly 5 million views, close to a million likes, and thousands of comments. @Sebastian got more than 29,000 likes when he posted a screenshot of Fern holding baby Wilbur the piglet from the classic kids’ movie Charlotte’s Web. Another commenter added, “FERN? IS THAT YOU?”
@Raising Kane F.O.E. shared, “Children speak how they’re spoken to, so good job momma.” @Coco in the Comments added what the family dog was thinking, “The pup is like, ‘You otay bro! She’s good people!”
Commenter @eliyaxia wasn’t wrong when they said, “‘It otay it otay it otay, awhhhh!!!’ Turns out she was speaking to herself LOL!” @IAmAmi made us smile when she pointed out, “The last few Otays were for her benefit.” @sumlk got more than 22,000 likes when they added, “The piglet is like, ‘NO, it is not OTAY!! Unhand me’!”
@DelphicWitch pointed out, “She did SO good. She just got scared when the baby got scared. You could tell she was worried that she wasn’t going to be able to comfort the baby. So sweet!” We agree with @edoras76 who replied, “Yes! The fact that she didn’t drop it or push it away when it started to wiggle and squeal says a lot about her caring nature.”
We’ll definitely be following along with the Johnson Homestead just to see more of that sweet little girl with her animals!
This story was originally published by PawNation on Dec 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add PawNation as a Preferred Source by clicking here.