This touching photo of a newborn, lying between her father’s motorcycle gear and smiling in her sleep, is making waves across the internet. The photo, taken by photographer Kim Stone, shows a three-week-old baby girl Aubrey wrapped in a pink blanket and resting her little head peacefully in the biker gear her father wore before his death. The sweet, heartbreaking image has been shared hundreds of thousands of times since Stone posted it to Facebook last week.
“They say that angels are talking to babies when they smile in their sleep,” Ferrer wrote. “I guess maybe that’s true.”
Aubrey’s dad, 25-year-old Hector Ferrer Alvarez, lost his life one month before he could have held his baby girl. In late April, he was shot dead by his fellow motorcycle club member.
Ferrer had even planned a photo-shoot for his yet-to-be-born child, but sadly he didn’t remain alive to see it happen. But, his wish was fulfilled by his wife, who approached her neighbour and photographer Kim Stone.
Aubrey’s mother, Kathryn Williams, worked with Stone to find a way of showing her late husband’s love for Aubrey. They chose to use the safety gear that he faithfully used while biking. “Her Daddy loved his motorcycle. He always wore protective gear,” Stone wrote. “He couldn’t take any chances with a new baby girl on the way.”
After the photo shoot, stone shared the pictures on social media and received an overwhelming response. “The response has been wonderful and a bit overwhelming,” Stone said.
Kathryn Williams, who was emotional on seeing her baby’s picture with dad’s gear, sent Stone this:
“And I will screenshot the page in a few weeks and I’ll print it off for her to show her the WORLD prayed and wept for her and mommy and daddy. That God moved the WORLD for us. That daddy made an impact even after he was gone and that would be his dream. Every prayer from another is one less weight for me to carry…. It’s one more piece of peace I have and one less tear I shed.”
Here are some more pictures from baby Aubrey’s photo-shoot:
A ‘GoFundM’e page was created to accept donations that would be used for the benefit and care of Aubrey now and for her future.