In true Texas fashion, a North Texas mom welcomed a baby so big the delivery room briefly went silent. Her son, Canyon Cooper Smith, arrived weighing just under 13 pounds, earning the family nickname “our squishy” and turning a routine birth story into a viral sensation. What started as a surprise on the scale has quickly become a feel-good snapshot of modern parenting, medical curveballs, and the internet’s fascination with very large newborns.
Behind the jokes about outgrowing newborn onesies in a day is a family from the Azle area adjusting to life with a baby who skipped straight to toddler-sized clothes. Their story, rooted in ARLINGTON, Texas, blends the shock of hearing a double-digit birth weight with the quiet, everyday work of caring for a child who arrived bigger than anyone expected.
The birth that stunned the room
When Markie Smith went into labor in ARLINGTON, Texas, she knew she was carrying a bigger baby, but she still expected something in the ballpark of her previous pregnancies. Instead, staff announced a weight that landed just shy of 13 pounds, a number that instantly changed the mood in the delivery room from routine to wide-eyed disbelief. She later described how she was “in shock” as the team called out the figure and everyone realized this was not just a big baby, but a truly huge one from ARLINGTON, Texas. For a mom from Azle, hearing that number just days before Christmas turned a holiday birth into a story that friends and strangers could not stop talking about.
Medical staff are used to seeing bigger babies, especially when factors like genetics or gestational diabetes are in play, but Canyon’s size still stood out. Reporting on the case notes that his arrival, at nearly 13 pounds and measuring 44 centimeters in length, pushed well past the typical newborn range and even beyond what many clinicians see in a full year of deliveries, according to By Bo Evans. The family’s reaction mixed awe and humor, with relatives quickly leaning into the nickname “our squishy” as they took in his cheeks, rolls, and the reality that standard newborn diapers were not going to cut it.
From viral birth story to everyday life with “our squishy”
Once the shock wore off, the Smiths did what modern parents do: they shared their story online. Clips and photos of Canyon’s first days, including the moment staff read out his weight, spread quickly as viewers marveled at a baby who looked more like a sturdy three month old than a brand new arrival. That appetite for big-baby stories is not new, as another North Texas mother, posting under the handle daniellejenkins_bb, showed when she finally shared Rory’s birth story with her followers, a reel that highlighted how the staff announced the newborn’s weight and drew more than 36 responses and reactions marked with the prompt to Follow. Canyon’s story fits neatly into that same online lane, where parents trade awe, jokes, and practical tips about raising babies who arrive already filling out size three diapers…