Obama calls 3-month-old girl 'cutie pie', hugs her while out golfing in Hawaii in heartwarming video
Riley Lewis was lucky enough to get a photo with a former president at just three months old!
Barack Obama was finishing a round of golf in Hawaii this week when he spotted little Riley, who was born in October this year.
In a video taken by Riley's family, the father of two is seen approaching the tot and asking them, "Who is this cutie pie?"
Obama then held Riley in his arms and gave her a kiss.
Speaking to Good Morning America, Riley's mom Tiffany Lewis recalled how she was "just in awe" as she witnessed the moment.
"I look back at the pictures and I look so crazy because my mouth was just wide open in shock," she said.
29-year-old Tiffany is a seven-year Navy veteran and has lived in Hawaii with her husband Richard Lewis for nearly two years. Richard serves as an operations specialist second-class with the U.S. Navy.
The family headed over to meet the former president after learning that he was golfing at the Marine Corps base where they live.
"I love him. I've read his and his wife's books. I love what they've done, not just politically but as leaders altogether," said Tiffany. "He's one of the most influential people so I wanted to meet him."
Tiffany spent two years undergoing infertility treatments before finding out she was pregnant in January this year.
That said, the meeting with Obama was a full-circle moment for her, especially after former first lady Michelle Obama had revealed in her memoir 'Becoming' how she herself underwent infertility treatments to conceive their two daughters: Malia and Sasha.
"That's what made me buy her book, to read about her experience," said Tiffany. "I just love that she was so transparent."
She later commented on her own experience of having Riley. "It's been a journey," she said. "I just know she's supposed to be here and I had her when I was supposed to have her."