Ellianna has been deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafen Alison Potts, her mother, was born with Waardenburg syndrome, a genetic hearing condition. She later gave it to three of her eight children, including Ellianna, her youngest!

When it finally came time to put in the 3-month-old baby’s first pair of hearing aids, everyone was so excited — except for Ellianna. She clearly didn’t enjoy having something put inside her ears, so she cried and fussed… until her mom’s voice caught her attention.

Watch the emotional moment in the video below, and don’t forget to share this heartwarming story.