JaMichael Brown's weight of 16 pounds, one ounce, to his mother, Janet Johnson, was some four pounds more than doctors at Texas-based Good Shepherd Medical Center expected-placing him firmly at the top of the East Texas hospital's baby-weight records-and prompted an examination of state records to see if he could be the state's biggest baby.
And, as of now, he is.
JaMichael, who was taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after his birth Friday to regulate his blood sugar but is thought to be healthy, is already larger than most three month olds. Even the diapers at Good Shepherd Medical Center's nursery were too small for him, according to his mother, Janet Johnson.
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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, Johnson told FOX News. I'm happy, the proud mother added. We'll be here for a few more days, and then I'm looking forward to bringing JaMichael home and just loving on him.
JaMichael, who was delivered by a caesarian, or C-section, birth is Johnson's fourth child but first son.
Antonio Cruz (top) who was born January 28, 2007 weighing 6.4kg (about 14 lbs) and 55cm long (21.7 inches) is seen January 31 alongside an unidentified more averaged sized baby at a hospital in Mexico's resort city of Cancun.REUTERSBaby girl Nadia (L), who weighed 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) after birth, lies in a maternity ward in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child.REUTERSNadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her parents Tatyana (L) and Viktor (R) as her brothers and sisters look on in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier.REUTERSTatyana Khalina kisses her baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier.REUTERSBaby girl Nadia, who weighed 7.75 kg after birth, lies in a maternity ward in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child.REUTERSA four-day-old baby (C) weighing 8.7 kg (19.2 lb) sleeps between average-sized babies at the Abdul Manan General Hospital in Kisaran, Asahan regency, north Sumatra September 25, 2009. An Indonesian woman gave birth to the baby, whose weight is equal to the weight of an average year-old infant, by Caesarean section on September 21, local media reported.REUTERS
