Super Babyby Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger 02 Feb 2007 10:29 PM It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Baby! Okay, he can't fly and he doesn't have x-ray vision, but he's making headlines around the world nonetheless. "Super Tonio," is the talk of Cancun, Mexico. Weighing in at a whopping 14.5 pounds, the big fella has put the popular Mexican resort city of Cancun in the records books. Visitors to the tropical vacation destination are leaving the sand and surf behind to stand outside a nursery ward window to catch a glance of Antonio Vasconcelos, who was born early Monday by Caesarean section. Nurses at the hospital where the massive child was born tell news reporters that the baby drinks 5 ounces of milk every three hours, and measures 22 inches in length. "We haven't found any abnormality in the child, there are some signs of high blood sugar, and a slight blood infection, but that is being controlled so that the child can get on with his normal life in a few more days," the hospital's director, told news reporters. While nothing is official, it is likely "Super Tonio" will be added to the record book's as the largest baby born in Mexico. In Brazil, a baby born in January 2005 in the city of Salvador weighed 16 pounds, 11 ounces at birth. Those are whoppers to me, but neither one compares to what the Guinness Book of World Records lists as the heaviest baby born to a healthy mother. That title goes to a boy weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounces, born in Aversa, Italy, in September 1955. Baby Antonio's parents told reporters they were proud of the boy, and noted that their 7-year-old daughter weighed 11.46 pounds at birth. I guess big babies run in their family. And, to think I was stunned when I heard how much actress Mariska Hargitay son weighed at birth. Compared to "Super Tonio," her son was a peanut. Related Articles: TV Star Gives Birth To A WHOPPING Baby Boy The Newest Addition to the Food Network Family Learn more about Michele Cheplic  Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. Relevantpopular culture tags User Comments  Sara Denomme (1063) 02 Feb 2007 10:09 PMGreat minds . . ? Let's Talk About Birthing Big: Super Tonio!  Valorie Delp (49340) 03 Feb 2007 07:30 AMOkay. . .so the twins together weighed 14 pounds. Can I just say that it is super difficult to carry that much weight around? Super uncomfortable as well? In fact, I was so much more comfortable AFTER I gave birth (and recovered from the c/s) that despite getting up twice a night with twins. . .I was sleeping better?  Michele Cheplic |
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