He’s the fist-pumping baby that launched a thousand positive memes: 11-month-old Sammy Griner was the adorable face behind one of the original viral images.
Incredibly, that was almost eight years ago. These days, Sammy is more Success Boy than Success Baby.
Sammy’s mum Laney Griner, from Jacksonville, Florida, sent the following throwback tweet to her 2,900 followers earlier this week:
I took the #SuccessKid photo on this day eight years ago, in 2007. #mememories pic.twitter.com/Gkf4BUURjU
— Laney Griner (@laneymg) July 26, 2015
Asked by a fan to share an image of what Success Baby looks like now, she tweeted the following snap:
@robertmclaws pic.twitter.com/JxobFY5DbU
— Laney Griner (@laneymg) July 27, 2015
Internet kids. They grow up so quickly.