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baggio248
06-29-2005, 08:35 AM
Damn, they have some big kids. It's amusing the nicknames they gave the kids.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050628/050628_bigbaby_vmed_6p.widec.jpg


MILWAUKEE - Weighing in at 13 pounds, 12 ounces, Delaney Jessica Buzzell isn't your average newborn. Her parents have even dubbed her the "Big Enchilada." The baby headed home Tuesday after being delivered by Caesarean section on June 23 — a surprising three weeks early.

Her family isn't quite sure what to make of her weight. The father is 6-foot-2 and the mother is 5-foot-7, and nurse Judy Nadolski described them as "regular-sized."

"We're pretty normal," 34-year-old Paul Buzzell.


Nadolski said carrying the baby in her arms was like holding a 4- or 5-month-old infant. The diapers and baby T-shirts also were a little on the snug side.

"It was ready for a steak," the nurse said. "It had quite an appetite."

This isn't the first supersized baby for the Buzells.

Their now-4-year-old daughter, Cameron, was born weighing 11 pounds, 8 ounces, and their second child, Alexis, now 2, weighed in at 10 pounds, 8 ounces when she was born.

When Cameron was born, Paul Buzzell said he posted a sign on the door that said "Home of the Whopper." When their second child was born, Buzzell put up a sign describing her as "Whopper Jr."

With the birth of the "Big Enchilada," the Buzzells say their family is now complete.

"This will be the last one," Paul Buzzell said.

The child weighs near double the average newborn. And according to the National Center for Health Statistics, less than 1 percent of babies weigh more than 11 pounds at birth.

Gothic Girl
06-29-2005, 08:51 AM
Wow! Well, good thing she had a ceserean! Could you imagine that pain? Ouch...

DarkFury
06-29-2005, 08:53 AM
Congrats on your new baby... bowling ball? :eek:


Bet Momma will have some serious stories about THAT delivery.... Whew!!!!

faither
06-29-2005, 09:33 AM
Oh, if I wasn't at work. If ever there was a "chop-worthy" photo, that's it!

Cute large kid.

Jenny
06-29-2005, 09:37 AM
Good golly! Wonder why all 3 of hers were so big, esp since both parents were normal size... lol

/me thanks God for her 7lb 1/2oz baby boy.

cheapie
06-29-2005, 10:08 AM
must be all the hormones in the milk and food they eat




psst...is that nickel that is firmly against growth hormones? if not, my bad.

bachviet
06-29-2005, 10:14 AM
That is one huge kid. My little girl was only 5 lbs. 5 oz when she was borned. She is just a petite as my wife.

riskykougra
06-29-2005, 05:42 PM
My first 2 kids were normal size both a lil over 7 pds but my youngest was 10pds 3oz. He was born tough and of the 3 he is still the toughest lol. They are great born a lil bigger cause they dont seem to be nearly as fragile. He is 7 now and the healthiest kid there is.

FoxTrot
06-29-2005, 11:18 PM
Here's my record...
#1 8lb 14oz
#2 10lb 7oz
#3 9lb 1oz
#4 9lb 2oz
#5 8lb 6oz
#6 9lb 4oz

#2 was the fastest delivery I had. I was pushing on the couch at home up until we parked the car outside the hospital. I had him 5 min after laying on the table in delivery.

Children are a blessing!!

InfiniteNothing
06-30-2005, 08:07 AM
must be all the hormones in the milk and food they eat




psst...is that nickel that is firmly against growth hormones? if not, my bad.

LOL... yep.

DaFunkyUnit
06-30-2005, 09:45 AM
what do they mean by "normal"?

normal by Milwaukee standards? (bratwursts and beer, oh my!)

Gothic Girl
06-30-2005, 09:52 AM
Here's my record...
#1 8lb 14oz
#2 10lb 7oz
#3 9lb 1oz
#4 9lb 2oz
#5 8lb 6oz
#6 9lb 4oz

#2 was the fastest delivery I had. I was pushing on the couch at home up until we parked the car outside the hospital. I had him 5 min after laying on the table in delivery.

Children are a blessing!!

You're a braver woman than I.

riskykougra
07-01-2005, 05:24 AM
I have a friend that has 4 boys and the smallest one was 10pds and only cause he was 2 weeks early. The other 3 were all over 12 pds and she would of had more but her hubby said no. :bigeyes:

nickel
07-01-2005, 05:34 AM
must be all the hormones in the milk and food they eat




psst...is that nickel that is firmly against growth hormones? if not, my bad.
yes, and you're still.... you're still.... bad :P

"It was ready for a steak," the nurse said. "It had quite an appetite."
now that's funny :laugh:

molecularfire
07-02-2005, 11:32 AM
Hmmm... wonder if the mom is a diabetic.

Gothic Girl
07-02-2005, 11:37 AM
Hmmm... wonder if the mom is a diabetic.
How would that affect the baby's wieght?

Jenny
07-02-2005, 11:55 AM
Diabetics tend to have bigger babies. Even if the mom just developes gestational diabetes during pregnancy, the baby will tend to be on the larger size. I believe, but don't quote me, the mom then goes back to not being diabetic after the baby is born. heh Interesting. :)

I'm pretty sure I'm right anyway. They were worried about me since I'm overweight when I was pregnant with Josh but I never developed anything like that so... That's how I learned about it.

Gothic Girl
07-02-2005, 11:57 AM
That's pretty interesting. Thanks Jenny!

Jenny
07-02-2005, 12:05 PM
You're welcome! :) mf, please correct me if I'm off-base of course! ;)