Mum gives birth to her third child... and doctors are shocked by how big he is
When Arthur Keisler and Cindy Richmond found out they were expecting their third child, they were not anticipating their little boy to be not so little.
Baby Collin came into the world at a whopping 14 pounds!
The record breaking baby was born at Lexington Medical Centre on Friday, 23rd June; he is the biggest baby recalled by the hospital since its opening in 1971.
In case you missed it, a 14-pound baby boy was born at our hospital on Friday! We think he's the biggest baby… https://t.co/bBdgIo0gVN
— Lexington Medical (@LexMedCtr) June 26, 2017
Colin's parents were shocked by his 24 inch length.
They, unsurprisingly, had no clothes that would fit him, and at four days old, he was wearing clothes for age six months!
Football fan Arthur hopes his son's size will be put to good use with a possible football career: “
We see playing football as a lineman for Clemson and the Green Bay Packers,” he told Lexington.
The parents' two other children weighed seven pounds and nine pounds at birth so Colin's weight was totally unexpected.
However, they did think this baby would be a bit bigger because of how uncomfortable Cindy was throughout the final few months of her pregnancy… but his actual size came as a total surprise:
“When he was born, it was an ‘Oh My God!’ moment.” Cindy recalled.
A South Carolina mom gave birth to a 14 pound baby! Hear from the family & see this cutie next on #GMRVA pic.twitter.com/1UTEv7wwiW
— Whitney Harris (@Whitney8News) June 28, 2017
On the hospital's blog, nurse Donna Hinton said that she had never witnessed such a huge birth weight.
“I’ve been an obstetrics nurse for 29 years, but I’ve never seen a 14-pound baby,” she said.