Every baby on the planet is a huge blessing. Even if a baby is not conventionally perfect, he (or she) is perfect in his mommy's eyes.
The days and hours before a baby is born might be the most exciting time in a parent's life. Will my baby be healthy? Is it a boy or a girl?
These are just two of the questions we might ask ourselves as we wait…and wait…and wait.
New Colorado mother Alisha Hernandez got an amazing surprise when she finally gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Mia Yasmin Garcia. She expected a tiny newborn…but she was in for a MASSIVE surprise!!
Mia weighed in at an astonishing 13 pounds 13 ounces. She measured over 22 inches long!
Alisha and the midwives who delivered Mia were astonished by her size. She was obviously much bigger than they had expected. In fact, when Alisha went in for her C-section, doctors told the new momma that her baby would probably weigh around seven pounds.
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Mia was born at the San Luis Valley Hospital on December 1st. She was delivered by C-section.
"We thought it was going to be 11 or 12 pounds at the most," her father said. "The nurse, she got shocked. She's like come here! Come here! Come here! She's like come here! Run! I went and I'm like, what happened? She's like, well check out this! I checked it, and it was 13 pounds and 13 ounces."
The adorable little girl did have some respiratory issues and low glucose levels, but she has stabilized and is doing fine.
She's a big girl, but her four bigger sisters are still going to love her and protect her.
The parents admit that they hoped baby number five was going to be a boy, but they're excited for this blessing anyway!
Her loving dad, Francisco Garcia, has been by her side every step of the way.
He recalls how the hospital staff reacted: "They're all shocked that they're seeing a baby like that. Even in the San Luis Valley, they were like whoa! They opened their eyes like they've never seen a baby like that!"
Even when Alisha gave birth to twins, their combined weight was only 12 pounds!
If you think 13 pounds is a lot, keep scrolling for more photos of extra-large babies.
"Little" J.J. Brandon was born at 14 pounds in Orem, Utah last year.
JaMichael Brown weighed a whopping 16 pounds when he was born in Longview Texas!
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