Amy Schumer Shares Never-Before-Seen Photo of Her Son Gene's Birth: 'It Was a Very Good Year'

Amy Schumer is looking back at her memorable 2019.

The comedian, 38, shared her nine highlights from the past year in a photo collage onInstagramSunday. Over half of her favorite images were from her pregnancy with sonGene Attell, who was born on May 5.

“It was a very good year,” Schumer captioned her collage, which featured a never-before-seen photo from her Caesarean procedure. In the picture, newborn Gene can be seen crying just moments after he was born as the new mom looks at him for the first time.

Schumer’s best of 2019 photo series also included husband Chris Fischer, whom shewedin February 2018, and close friend Bridget Everett. Another highlight for the mom of one was filming her upcoming dramaThe Humanswith costars Beanie Feldstein, June Squibb and Richard Jenkins.

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In October, Schumer, who was very open about herpregnancy experiences, told PEOPLE that giving birth was“terrifying.”

“Giving birth is the most terrifying thing you’ll ever do that’s completely worth it,” she said. “Having a c-section was … my pregnancy was so hard, I was just very ready to meet my son.”

And before she returned to work in October, Schumer opened up about the hardships of going back to set with a candidInstagrampost. “Five months today and like all moms I love him so much it hurts. I’m feeling strong and good and like I’m still a human being with interests and ambitions and goals I’m excited to reach. It’s felt good to be back at work,” she said.

source: people.com