Bride and groom were born on same day in same hospital: 'We can’t believe it'
These two were a match made in the maternity ward.
— -- These two were a match made in the maternity ward.
Newlyweds Jessica and Aaron Bairos were both born on April 28, 1990, in Morton Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts.
“We still laugh about it every birthday,” Jessica Bairos, 27, told ABC News.
According to their local paper’s birth announcements, they were the only babies born at the hospital that Saturday – Jessica Gomes, her maiden name, to parents Bradford and Maria Gomes, and Aaron Bairos, to parents Ernesto and Idelta Bairos.
The two moms vaguely remember saying hello to each other that day, with no clue what destiny had in store for their children.
“It sounds silly but both of our families are Portuguese, and when you’re Portuguese, you know everyone around you,” Jessica Bairos said with a laugh. “When his mom went into labor, she saw my mom and they remember saying ‘hi’ to each other casually.”
Jessica Bairos' family took a photo of her in the hospital's nursery the day she was born and there is a baby boy in the background. They've long suspected it must be Aaron Bairos, but the image is too blurry to know for sure.
"That’s the whole mystery," said Aaron Bairos. "There were obviously only two babies born in the hospital on that day, and there’s a baby in the background. But the face is blurry because the focus is on Jess. The inside joke is that's probably me, but there’s no way to prove that."
The bride and groom didn’t know each other until mutual friends introduced them in high school. Jessica Bairos lived in Taunton until she was 10, but then moved to a neighboring town. They never went to the same school.
“We all went out, and it was history from there,” said Aaron Bairos.
They wed on Sept. 9 in Taunton, sealing the idea they were born, quite literally, to be together.
“The coincidence of this happening, the more I think of it, is pretty weird,” said the groom. “If somebody told me that this was their story, I’d be like, ‘This is really freaking cool.’”
The Bairos have been together for nine years, so sharing a birthday isn’t new to them, but they said they are enjoying everyone’s reactions to their unique story.
“It’s unbelievable. We can’t believe it,” the bride said of their overnight fame. “It’s something so personal to us that we’ve always joked about. It’s a good memory for us to one day tell the kids.”
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