Nerissa and Lee suffered a horrible loss. Their son Holden was still born. Nerissa asked me to photograph her maternity photographs for their new baby who is expected to be arriving sometime in April. She told me the story of this little bear that was given to them at the time of their son's death and how they wanted some photos with this bear. My heart was in my throat as I read that first email. I knew this would be an important photograph or set of photographs to make. I felt honored to be asked. Today we spent a few hours making some photographs to celebrate both Holden and the new baby on the way. I realized in working with Lee and Nerissa how close they are, how much they love each other and how much they love their children. I love how they speak of Holden in the present and how much they love him. I believe they sleep with this bear every night(though I didn't ask for conformation on that, but I believe that is what I understood.) Today seemed like a special day and I can't wait to go through all of their photos and make photographs for them to cherish the memory of their son and the life of their family. SayerMotter Photographs by Richard Sayer.