Viral Four Seasons baby takes internet by storm: 'She's so little but so grown'
You're never too young to have good taste.
A Florida family, and specifically their tiniest member, has gone viral all over social media thanks to one baby's elevated preferences. The video, posted to TikTok on May 17, has amassed millions of views and likes.
"I have a question for everybody," says a woman's voice behind the camera, identified by TODAY.com as Bailey Wise of Tampa. The frame pans to a young girl climbing excitedly off her bed over to a diaper-clad baby held in a man's arms, who TODAY identified as her father, Will Wise.
"Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando?!" the voice continues. The baby, who is named Kate according to TODAY, responds not a beat later with a resounding "ME!" complete with a raised hand and growing smile.
The young girl in the background, Kate's 4-year-old big sister Madelyn, agrees, enthusiastically insisting "meeeee!" as the adults can't help but giggle at the younger sibling's reaction.
"If the @Four Seasons Hotels is looking for a baby ambassador my niece got you 😂🤣😂🤣😂" Bailey's sister, Stefanie O’Brien, captioned the eight-second clip, posted to her account @sobrizzel.
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Naturally, Kate and her family went massively viral for the few-second video, wracking up more than 42 million views and 5.3 million likes. After all, what does the internet love more than cute babies? Nothing, except maybe cat videos.
Netizens couldn't help but be enamored both with the baby's enthusiasm, but her seemingly advanced intelligence and ability to understand the question - after all, who wouldn't be excited about the Four Seasons? That baby has taste.
"Oh my mother I would be dazzled to attend the four seasons Orlando," joked one commenter. "I would be delighted mother to accompany you on this exhilarating excursion to the four seasons Orlando I will be sure to pack the acquired necessities for our trip. my excitement is palpable," said another.
"The baby booked the trip," wrote one commenter, echoed by another who said, "I think the baby is in charge of the family finances," said two more.
"She's so little but so grown," one comment with thousands of likes summed up.
Countless response videos have flooded the platform making silly edits, putting Kate in a top hat, creating voice-overs and recreating the video itself.
Several sports teams got in on the joke as well, including the Atlanta Hawks, Cincinnati Bengals and the Spanish-language MLB account.
Perhaps most importantly, Four Seasons Hotels responded, posting on TikTok for the first time since 2022. In the video, Four Seasons employees can be seen lip-syncing along to the audio from the original clip in several Four Seasons locations, overlayed with the text "Who wants to welcome our newest ambassador for Four Seasons Orlando?!"
"Let the adventure begin @Stefanie O’Brien fam 🏰✨@FourSeasonsOrlando," said the caption.
What is the "fully conscious baby" TikTok trend?
The popularity of the Four Seasons baby left some marveling at what appeared to be an example of advanced understanding for such a young brain. Jokes about Kate being a super-intelligent baby rolled in as viewers marveled at what they saw as eerily adult-like behavior.
The juxtaposition between Kate's very young diaper-clad appearance and her seemingly grown-up reaction spurred a side conversation about "fully conscious babies" - young children who are cognitively advanced in a way that resembles a mini adult or someone beyond their years. Think something like a real-life "Boss Baby" or Stewie Griffin from "Family Guy."
The concept has spawned memes and videos galore. In some, people edit voice lines over clips of kids, making it look like the children are speaking in full adult sentences. Others are sharing clips of young children looking like mini-people, doing "adult" things like throwing darts at a board.
Some users have also taken to making videos sharing stories (fake or otherwise) of "fully conscious babies" they've met in their own lives, like one man who described briefly babysitting a young girl only to discover she could speak and understand more English than her parents believed.
While the clips are silly and fun, in reality, they show nothing abnormal.
In the original clip, Kate is about 1 year old, though she may appear younger to some. The processing and language skills she demonstrates in the video are age-appropriate, as are those of other children shown in similar videos.
Children begin to learn and process language very early in life, and while every baby is different, you can generally expect to see language milestones including the use of real words (hi, dog, mama, dada) and the understanding of basic words and concepts (their name, cup, juice, daddy, yes, no, come here, want more?) between 7 months and 1 year old.
