Overview
- Baby Canyon weighed 12 lb 10.5 oz at birth, placing him among the heaviest on record at Arlington Memorial Hospital.
- He was delivered by planned caesarean at 8:26 a.m. on December 18 in Arlington, Texas, and is now thriving.
- Mother Markie Smith, 35, said staff reacted in disbelief when the weight was announced and described holding him as like a bowling ball.
- The hospital kept the newborn under short NICU monitoring due to his size before confirming he was doing well.
- Coverage notes the average U.S. newborn weighs about 6 to 8 lb, underscoring how unusually large this birth was for the hospital.