( CNN ) Call it a little piece of heaven for a family torn apart by tragedy . Back in July , Sierra Sharry and Lane Smith were just about to become parents . Sharry was eight months pregnant . But then Smith fell and hit his head . He was taken to the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City . Smith never recovered . `` July 13th 2014 was the absolute worst day of my life , '' Sharry posted on Facebook . `` I lost my best friend . The father of my unborn child . '' Their son Taos arrived a few weeks later . When it was time for his 6-month pictures , Sharry had a special request . Maybe the photographer could make their family complete , just for one picture . `` They asked me if I would be willing to 'play around ' with capturing their first family photo by editing Taos ' daddy in one of their pictures , '' Kayli Rene ' Photography posted on Facebook . `` I just got to thinking , we do n't have a picture with Lane in it , '' the new mom told CNN affilaite KOCO . The photographer was n't sure it would work , but they found just the right picture of Smith -- one that has him looking over his family 's shoulder . `` Lane 's not physically here with us , of course , but that picture represents to us that he is always watching over us and he will always be there for us no matter what , '' Sharry said . The family photo has become a social media sensation after appearing on the photographer 's Facebook page this week . It has some 193,000 likes and more than 24,000 shares . `` I ca n't believe she actually did this , '' Sharry said . `` It 's like amazing and apparently everyone else thinks it is too . ''
Sierra Sharry was this week pregnant when her son 's father died . A photographer was able to add Lane Smith to the family photo .