When Stephanie and her wife had their son Oscar, the parents wanted to do something special to capture all the memories that would soon be flying past them.
That's when they decided to record one second of Oscar's life each day for his entire first year – starting with day one on July 29th, 2013 at 5:49 p.m..
Stephanie told BuzzFeed, "When my wife became pregnant, I knew this was something I wanted to create for my soon-to-be son -- a video version of a baby book."
"My wife took 80% of the footage as she was with him day to day while on maternity leave. Once a month, I'd take all her clips, watch, edit, and then compile. I pretty much cried every time I did this."
"I couldn't believe how much he changed day to day, or month to month."
"Oscar was a month early, so just a shade over 5lbs when he was born and it's amazing to watch his progression not only in development but in physical size."
After the couple posted the video online, they started to notice the warm response they received from people sharing the video.
"What stood out the most was the comments such as 'This boy is truly loved' or 'what a beautiful family.'"
According to Stephanie, the couple also realized many commenters assumed there was a dad behind the camera.
