An Ohio mom-to-be put her grandmother's intuition to the test when she was visiting—and all it took was a box of mac and cheese. Olivia Ross, 28, shared the viral clip on of her grandmother guessing she was pregnant merely hours after taking a test. Ross told that she had taken a and though the line was faint ("practically non-existent"), she remained hopeful that it was the positive result she wished for.
As her grandmother, who had a history of having a sharp intuition, was coming to her house, Ross decided to see if she could sense the news without being told. "My grandma was coming over and she always told the story of how she knew my mom was pregnant with me by the look on her face when she was making mac and cheese, so I decided to make a box for good luck," Ross told . In , which has been viewed over 1.
4 million times, Ross' grandmother can be seen sitting on the couch. With a mischievous look of knowing on her face, she asks Ross "any bumps coming out around your belly or anything?" sensing that she was excited about something. Before her grandmother even noticed the macaroni and cheese on the stove, she saw the look on Ross' face and knew instantly what that meant.
"I think you are and that's the same face your mother had...
I swear to God, you're nuts, you're pregnant!" her grandmother said. Ross, anxious and excited, didn't confirm or deny her gran's suspicion. Putting two and two together, Ross' .
"You are...
I won't tell mommy," she said to her granddaughter. Despite the faint test, Ross finally gave in and they hugged one another. " ," her grandmother said in the clip.
"I desperately wanted her to be right [and] she was," Ross told . The comments section was littered with crying emojis. One TikToker wrote: "The way she accepted it was real before you even confirmed.
" Another user commented: "She pays attention to the expressions on the faces of those she loves. What a beautiful moment." Hours after her grandmother left, Ross took a digital pregnancy test and broke down in tears of joy when the word positive appeared.
"I fell to my knees crying," she told . Her remarkable story, which she has since posted on and TikTok, has gone viral, amassing nearly 3 million views on both platforms. "Everyone has been so loving to her and sharing stories of how they miss their grandma," she said.
Ross told that it has enabled her to , who has also been relishing her newfound fame. "Her reaction has been hilarious. Even when she first hit 50,000 views, she told our waitress she's a movie star and asked if she wanted her autograph," Ross said.
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