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\"To tell you that we waited anxiously for the call that his glasses were in is an understatement,\" Theo's dad Jeremy Zgoda shared in the video caption. \"This video says it all.\"

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Jeremy Zgoda via Storyful
PHOTO: Theo, an 11-month-old from Buffalo, New York, smiles as he tries on glasses for the first time.
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He added, \"We are so excited for our little man to be rocking his glasses for years to come!\"

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