Florida father gifts his son a stuffed animal that plays the voice of his mother

A Florida father gave his son a Christmas gift that will keep his deceased mother's voice alive a little longer by including a very special voice box inside the boy's stuffed monkey.

Antonio Vargas Sr of Orlando, captured the touching moments from creating the present to gifting it to his son, Antonio Jr., who bursts into tears while holding the toy tight, on video, the Daily Mail reports.  

Antonio Jr is said to have prematurely lost his mother in July of this year. The father had several recordings of her voice speaking to her “little monkey.” He brought the recordings to Build-A-Bear and began to make holiday magic happen for his beloved son.

He posted the videos of the process, as well as the result, to his Facebook page. The emotions in creating the gift for his son at the workshop is palpable. 

“This is a real big touching moment as a parent prepping this monkey to have a heartbeat and to speak to my son, so that my son can hear his mother's voice again. She passed away on 4th of July. We always called our son our little monkey. So on Christmas Day, his dream came true!!! I love my little man with all my heart, Daddy loves you.”

Every time Vargas' son presses the stuffed monkey's hands, feet, and belly, a voice recording of his late mother will say: 'I love you to the world and back,' and 'Give me a big hug, I love you,' or 'I love you guys so much and I will always love you,' and 'Tell him Mommy loves him.'