Posted on 07/10/2011 9:24:04 PM PDT by smokingfrog
LONGVIEW, Texas—A 16-pound baby born Friday in Longview holds the new hospital record.
Janet Johnson of Longview is the proud mother of one of the biggest babies ever born in Texas. JaMichael Brown was born at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
"When they pulled the baby out, they could tell that he was huge," said Janet. "And then they weighed him."
Weeks ago, doctors told Janet and her Fiance Michael Brown their son would weigh 12 or 13 pounds at birth.
But preparing for a 13-pound baby wasn’t enough. JaMichael came out weighing 16 pounds, one ounce. He’s also two feet long.
"First thing I asked - was he okay," said Janet. "They said yes."
Nurse Mary Beth Smith, who’s been on the job 20 years, was in the delivery room during Janet’s C-section.
"This is the biggest baby I have ever seen," said Smith.
Janet was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her pregnancy, which may have contributed to JaMichael’s size.
"It’s a beautiful baby," said Smith. "But for health reasons. We’d rather not see a baby this large ..
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
Everything is bigger in Texas.
I have an unusual enough first name (Ellis) but what kinda name is JaMichael?
Did said child have “Brunswick” on its forehead??????
;)
Combination of the parents’ names?
Mother's name is Janet, father's is Michael.
You know perfectly well what kinda name JaMichael is.
LSU has probably already offered a football scholarship.
Little sucker is already half growed up.
Thus JaMichael if a boy, MichaNet if a girl.
They thought about B*st*rd Brown but decided against it.
You didn’t watch the video, did you?
Sounds more like a future Aggie ;-)
ROFL....
Longview is East Texas not North Texas.
I suspect the KHOU staff person in Houston just assumed since Longview was north of Houston it must be located in North Texas.... lol. The next thing they maybe telling us is that Sealy is in West Texas.
JaMichael? What’s wrong with just “Michael?”
JaMichael? What’s wrong with just “Michael?”
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