A woman from Arizona has given birth to a healthy baby boy that is twice the size of an average newborn in the US.
Expecting parents Cary and Tim Patonai have already been informed by doctors that their baby boy would be bigger than usual - but even the doctor's estimations were wrong.
Speaking to Fox News, the parents revealed that doctor's had estimated that their baby boy would weigh a whopping 13.8 pounds. But after Cary's waters broke on October 4, their newborn actually clocked in at 14lbs 1oz!
Born at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Arizona, they named their not-so-little boy Finnley.
And to put Finnley's size into perspective, the University of Michigan's official health website states that "the average birth weight for babies is around 7.5lbs" - with anywhere between 5.5lbs and 10lbs being "considered normal".
Well, baby Finnley is just nine ounces of being twice the size of the national average.
As well as his impressive weight, Finnley is also tall, with mom Cary saying: "He is quite tall too, at 23.75 inches."
Cary was 38-weeks pregnant at the time of his birth, and was scheduled to deliver Finnley via C-section the day after. But when the mother's water broke, there was no time for waiting around, and so the procedure was moved up a day.
In fact, Cary's doctor revealed that Finnley was the biggest baby he has ever delivered in his 27 years in medicine.
"He is the talk of the hospital," Cary wrote in a Facebook post, adding: "I am so happy, Tim is happy, Finnley is happy & snuggly & oh so squishy!"
Finnley has two older brothers - 10-year-old Devlen and two-year-old Everett.
Cary revealed that "they were born at 8.2 pounds and 11.1 pounds - but Finnley took the lead."
And due to baby Finnley's size, the family have had to buy new diapers and clothes - as Finnley requires clothes that are between 6 and 9 months.
Speaking to Fox, Cary revealed that she and Tim have suffered 19 miscarriages. "The reason I've had 19 miscarriages is due to my blood clotting disorder and fibroids," she said. "It’s been beyond hard to go through."
This made it particularly difficult when Finnley needed to spend a further eight days in the NICU - but the mom knew it was for the best.
Now, Finnley is home and Cary wants others to know that there is "hope behind closed doors" and that "every woman has a different path than the next".
We wish this wonderful family all the best for their future!
