On September 3, 2008, at 7:53 a.m., I was ripped out of my mommy’s tummy by scary doctors in blue masks. I screamed, and my mom cried. My dad cut the cord that was connected to my bellybutton.

I weighed 9 pounds, 14 ounces, and I was 20 3/4 inches long.

My name is Samuel Aaron.

Here are some pictures of me and my parents on the day I was born:

My name is Sam.

I was Sam before my parents, Ben and Roxanne, even knew I was a girl or a boy.

I was loved before my parents even knew I was a Sam.

Here’s me in the womb:

And here’s my mom, holding me in her tummy: