Mom welcomes nearly 13-pound ‘Grand Canyon’ baby boy

ARLINGTON, Texas (WKRC/WFAA/CNN Newsource) – A newborn is turning heads for his Texas-sized arrival, weighing nearly 13 pounds at birth and surprising even his mother and delivery team.

Markie Smith gave birth to her son, Canyon, just days before Christmas at a hospital in Arlington. Delivered by cesarean section, the baby’s size stunned those in the room, Smith said.

“Everybody, the whole room just was like, ‘Oh my God,’” she said…

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