A mother in Texas gave birth to a baby boy who weighs more than 16 pounds!
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A mother in Texas gave birth to a baby boy who weighs more than 16 pounds!
'They call him The Moose': 16lb 1oz boy could be biggest ever born in Texas For the Brown family his arrival was big news...really big news. But the birth of JaMichael Brown, who weighed a whopping 16lbs 1oz - just over a stone - may also be big news for Texas. He's certainly the biggest baby to have been born in Longview hospital, but officials now believe he may be the largest in the state too. His father, Michael Brown, looked rather shell-shocked as revealed his son was now known around the hospital as 'The Moose.' '(The Dr) told us he was going be about 12lbs, but when he pulled him out it was as different story,' Mr Brown said. His exhausted mother, Janet Johnson, had been booked in for a Caesarean section on Friday morning. She knew JaMichael was going to be a big baby, but had never imagined he would weigh four pounds more than doctors had predicted. He was also 24" long, his head measured 15" and chest 17" - those are measurements of the average three to six-month-old. 'We're just amazed,' Ms Johnson told the News-Journal. 'I can't believe he's that big. A lot of the baby clothes we bought for him will have to be returned. They're already too small for him to wear.' Not-so-little JaMichael also came out with a full head of hair and the hospital did not have diapers big enough to fit him. Mr Brown said he had high hopes his son would become a footballer. The baby is the couple's fourth child and first boy. His three older sisters at 18, 16 and ten. 'That's it, no ...
YouTube | July 10, 2011
