North Texas mom shocked to give birth to nearly 13-pound baby: "We call him our squishy"
One of North Texas' newest residents, Canyon Cooper Smith, has been here for just about three weeks. But the 13-pound newborn already has a lot of nicknames.
"We call him our 'squishy' a lot. 'Big boy.' Somebody called him the 'Grand Canyon.' 'Supa Kupa.' 'Chunkmeister,'" said Arlington mom, Markie Smith said. "Yeah, he's hefty, he's solid."
His size was just a bit of a shock to Smith when he was born.
"We were expecting him to be about 10 pounds. When he came out, and they said 12, I did not believe them," Smith said. "And they were like, 'He's huge,' and he was screaming. They were holding him up like this, and it was just rolls. That's all I could see. Just bright-red mad and rolls."
Joshua-based photographer Kim Fain has been taking newborn photos for more than a decade.
"This is the biggest baby I've ever had. Chunk," Fain said.
You probably didn't know, but just a few pounds can make a big difference when photographing a baby.
"Yeah, my wrists will hurt tomorrow," Fain said. "You can definitely tell the difference between a six-pound baby and a 10-pound baby. Add three or four more pounds; he's over 13 pounds now."
However, there is no confusion; Canyon is a fan favorite around here.
"From the moment he's arrived, he's just changed... I mean, look at all this hoopla over him," said Smith.
Canyon is a big baby who's going to get a whole lot of love. And possibly, a scholarship.
"I've been jokingly shouting out 'Jerry Jones' because, you know," said Smith.