Recreate 1980 Bedtime Photo

I’m trying to bring a very specific childhood memory back to life: my mom carrying me to bed when I was still in diapers, captured in the warm, slightly muted tones you’d expect from a late-1980s color snapshot. I’ve already gathered two reference images—one of my mother and one of myself at that age—but AI tools keep distorting our faces and refusing the diaper detail.

Here’s what I need from you: merge those references into a single, highly realistic composite that looks convincingly like an original 1980 color photo. The facial likenesses are the priority; if our expressions don’t feel authentic, the whole piece falls apart. The pose is fixed (Mom holding me on her hip at bedtime), but I’m flexible on background elements as long as they match the era and feel natural.

Please deliver a high-resolution digital file suitable for both printing and sharing online. I’m happy to provide additional close-ups or notes to help you nail the details and will give timely feedback so we can lock this in quickly.