A California father is honoring his late wife’s memories by replicating their prenatal photoshoot with his 14-month-old daughter.
James Alvarez celebrated his daughter Adalyn’s first birthday by asking the same photographer to capture them in a shoot reminiscent of some of the final photos of his late wife Yesenia Aguilar.
Aguilar never got to meet Adalyn, as she lost her life in an driving ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ in August 2020, according to the outlet. Though Aguilar did not survive, doctors were able to save Adalyn’s life and welcome her via ᴄᴇsᴀʀᴇᴀɴ section.
Fourteen months after that day, Alvarez returned to the park with his daughter Adalyn and photographer Grisel Leyva.
Discussing the “very emotional” shoot with GMA, Alvarez said of his late wife, “She was there with me.”
“It’s been a tough journey but I did it with my head held high,” Alvarez added in an Instagram post. “I try to be the best father I could be for my daughter. I want to make my wife proud.”
The shoot – something Ms Aguilar had been excited to have with her daughter – featured tributes to the baby’s mother with her favourite flowers and her wedding veil.
Dressed in the same outfit he wore during the initial shoot, Alvarez posed with his daughter in the same locations around the same time of day as the same photographer captured their sweet moments together. As a nod to his late wife, Alvarez dressed Adalyn in pink — the same color her mom wore for the maternity shoot.
“You mean the world to me, Adalyn. I know your mommy is watching over you and proud of you. How I wish I could switch with your mommy so she can have the opportunity to fall in love with you as I have,” he continued. “I didn’t set out to be a single father or widower. I set out to be the best father I could be…And it hasn’t changed because giving up is not an option.”
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