Thursday, September 24, 2009

And we thought Ben was a big baby...

At 8 pounds 7 ounces, we thought that Ben was a pretty big baby.  We got quite a few comments early on, as well as now fairly often about how big Ben is.  I know its not too uncommon to have babies up to 10 pounds, but did you see this article about this woman in Indonesia having a 19 pound baby??!!  19 pounds!!  And he's over 24 inches long!  And that's not even the world record.

"The Indonesian boy weighs in a bit short of the world record, currently held by a 23-pound baby set in 1879."   Holy cow...  Did they do C-sections in 1879?  I don't think so...  ouch.  

The part that really cracks me up about this instant sumo-wrestler-baby are these comments:  "The baby boy is sure to be a handful for his mother, with a baby’s cry that sounds more like a lion’s roar. This baby boy is extraordinary; the way he’s crying is not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.”

A lion's roar?  I'd REALLY like to hear a recording of that.  I am just full of questions.... How big was his mother before birth?  How much does he eat? Can his mother even pick him up?   Will he fit in a standard baby seat?  Is it possible that his daddy isn't human?  Are his brothers and sisters afraid that he will eat them?  I really hope we get a reality show about this kid.  I want to see what happens as he grows up.

I can definitely say that Ben's cries have never sounded like a lion's roar...  Its more of a "whoo-waaaahhh!"    Ben is quite demanding when it comes to eating.  He cries the instant moment that he becomes hungry and expects to eat within seconds of having those hunger pangs.   I can't imagine if he roared like a lion every time.  I think that would be quite scary.  I'm sure Lybbie would just run out of the house.

OK, I can't put up a post without including a picture of Ben....  We don't have many pictures of Ben crying (who has time to take pictures when the baby is crying), but I found one from when he was about 5 weeks or so...  I think this was an "I've got a spitup that won't come out" cry.



Ben is cute even when he cries!

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