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After Years Of Infertility, Couple Surprises Family With Adoption News

They experienced infertility, a miscarriage at 20 weeks and a failed adoption.
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost Life

A viral family video is celebrating the beauty of adoption. 

When Lacey and Banks Farris adopted their newborn daughter Finley, they decided to surprise their loved ones, who didn't know they were going through the adoption process.

According to BabyCenter, the California couple struggled with infertility, a traumatic miscarriage at 20 weeks and an adoption attempt that ended when the birth mom decided to keep her baby.

In this heartwarming video, Lacey and Banks appear at the front doors of family and friends with baby Finley in their arms. The reactions to the surprise are truly priceless.

"We want to show her one day how excited our families were to meet her so we made this little video of everyones reactions when we showed up at their door holding a baby," Banks wrote on Reddit. "No one had a clue that we were even in the process of adoption."

Pass the tissues, please.

H/T BabyCenter

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Owen was 20 months old when his parents adopted him from an orphanage in China. Photo by Brooke Collier Photography. (credit:Brooke Collier Photography)
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Olivia came home to her family Steve, Kristen and Ryan in Virginia. Her grandfathers met her at the airport. Photo by Three Continents Photography. (credit:Three Continents Photography)
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Baby Callie traveled to Virginia to live with her adoptive parents Grace and Peter and big brother Carson. Photo by Three Continents Photography. (credit:Three Continents Photography)
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Lisa and her husband Reade adopted their daughter Bella from an orphanage in Haiti. Photo by Crystal Hardin (credit:Crystal Hardin)
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Lisa and Reade also adopted a son named Maki. Photo by Crystal Hardin (credit:Crystal Hardin)
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Jennifer and Lance adopted their son Welly from Haiti. He joined siblings Luke, Sara, Hope and Emma in Arkansas. Photo by MJW Photography (credit:MJW Photography)
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This Georgia couple brought home their daughter from China. Her big brothers and grandparents excitedly greeted them at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo by Kirsten Lee for for Red Thread Sessions, a website that celebrates adoption through photography (credit:Kirsten Lee Photography)
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"We adopted our children two years and four months after they were placed in foster care with us -- Nov 20, 2013," mom Tiffanie Michael told HuffPost. (credit:Tiffanie Michael)
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Ben and Sammy moved from foster homes in China to their forever family in the U.S. this past June. Photo by Jclaytor Photography (credit:Jclaytor Photography)
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He met his two big brothers in Michigan. Photo by Brooke Collier Photography. (credit:Brooke Collier Photography)
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Maura Montellano Wetherbee and Katherine Wetherbee adopted baby Ava Simone last March, completing their family. Big sister Gia Belen turns 4 in December. Both their daughters were adopted domestically from the same birth mother, and the family lives in L.A. (credit:Maura Montellano Wetherbee and Katherine Wetherbee)
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Baby V's parents only got a few days' notice before her arrival and quickly bought a crib and clothes. "But all she really needs is LOVE, which there sure is plenty of in the Z household!" the photographer said of the family. Photo by Tiia Norsym Photography (credit:Tiia Norsym Photography)
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The Allen family adopted baby Jillian from China this past May. Photo by Alyse French Photography (credit:Alyse French Photography)
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Jasper lives in Virginia with his parents Mike and Susan, and two sisters Kait and Megan. His family was there to support him during his official citizenship ceremony. Photo by Three Continents Photography. (credit:Three Continents Photography)
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Scott and Rebecca Walker adopted their daughter Annalee from South Korea earlier this month. Photo by Chesley Summar. (credit:Chesley Summar Photography)
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Lindsay and Scot adopted their son Zeke in 2014. Photo by Jclaytor Photography. (credit:Jclaytor Photography)
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Sarah Edness adopted her husband's biological son in August 2012 after six years of custody battles. (credit:Sarah Edness)
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Shelly and Jason adopted baby Justice in April 2013. Photo by Tara Peddicord Photography (credit:Tara Peddicord Photography)
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"Jan 2003 our 4-month-old little girl came home," the mom told HuffPost. (credit:Shaiqua Misra Vyas)
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The Krieger family adopted Norah from China in March 2015. Photo by Erin Kata Photography (credit:Erin Kata Photography)
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Christmas after adoption. (credit:Maritza Saxe)

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