One of North Texas’ newest residents, Canyon Cooper Smith, has been here for just about three weeks. But the 13 lb. newborn already has a lot of nicknames.<\/p>\n
“We call him our squishy a lot. Big boy. Somebody called him the Grand Canyon. Supa Kupa. Chunkmeister,” said Arlington mom Markie Smith. “Yeah he’s hefty, he’s solid.”<\/p>\n
His size was just a bit of a shock to Mom when he was born. \u00a0<\/p>\n
“We were expecting him to be about 10 lbs. When he came out, and they said 12, I did not believe them,” said Smith, “and they were like, ‘He’s huge,’ and he was screaming. They were holding him up like this, and it was just rolls. That’s all I could see. Just bright red mad and rolls.”<\/p>\n
Joshua photographer Kim Fain has been taking newborn photos for more than a decade. \u00a0 <\/p>\n
“This is the biggest baby I’ve ever had. Chunk,” said Fain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You probably didn’t know, but just a few pounds can make a big difference when photographing a baby.<\/p>\n
“Yeah, my wrists will hurt tomorrow, said Fain. “You can definitely tell the difference between a six-pound baby and a 10-pound baby. Add three or four more pounds; he’s over 13 pounds now.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, there is no confusion; Canyon is a fan favorite around here.<\/p>\n
“From the moment he’s arrived, he’s just changed… I mean, look at all this hoopla over him,” said Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Canyon is a big baby who’s going to get a whole lot of love. And possibly, a scholarship.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been jokingly shouting out ‘Jerry Jones’ because, you know,” said Smith.<\/p>\n
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