“Losing my son has by far been the hardest thing I have ever gone through in my life. But to have these photos of him, and me and my boyfriend holding him, they’re priceless. When you’re in the moment of such a horrific experience you don’t think to take out your camera to take these kinds of photos. You’re just trying to soak up every second you can with your baby. His memory will be able to live on through these. I will never be able to express how grateful I am for you being here with us through such a hard time🩵”

-Auriel, Mauricio’s Mom

Mauricio was born still on January 24 at 25 weeks.