METHUEN, Mass. -- A local mother gave birth to a very healthy baby boy that was much bigger than your average baby.

At Holy Family Hospital in Methuen the nickname “Big Baby” has nothing to do with the Celtics star, Glen Davis. Around Methuen, it’s Jonathan Patrick Rozzi. He’s the big star with all the doctors and nurses.

He was born weighing more than 13 pounds just a day ago and his mom says it only took 10 minutes.

“It was definitely shocking to see him that big,” said Amanda Byron, mother.

It’s the first baby for Amanda and Eric, and both of them were normal sized at birth.

“Dad was a preemie and for myself, I was a little big but not extreme. I was only 8 pounds 2 ounces,” said Amanda Byron.

“I didn’t know how big of a baby till everybody started making a fuss and all the nurses kept coming in. Doctors kept coming in and when we put the baby in the nursery people kept coming and walking by the window and saying, ‘Well, this is the big baby.’” said Eric Rozzi, father.

Jonathan is 22 inches long, and with one look at his chubby cheeks, thick thighs and fat little feet and this family thinks being born near the biggest football weekend of the year may be a sign.

“Either a lineman or a linebacker, I’ll take that,” said Eric Rozzi.

“Maybe he’ll bring the Pats to the Super Bowl or something,” said Amanda Byron.

With a baby that size there is a risk of complications such as gestational diabetes, but Jonathan was born completely healthy and the family can’t wait to take him home.

The hubby can honestly blame it that big-headed kid.

Da' devil made me do it!

Size at birth means naught.

When I was born I weighed 9lbs 8 oz. and was 22 inches long.

Today I'm 5 ft 9 inches and weigh 156 lbs.

To think this child will be either a lineman or a linebacker is a shot in the dark.

my ex hubby his mom was in labor with him for 2weeks
and he was a 11lb baby 22inches long and hes now 6ft3
his older brother was 10lbs
and his little brother was 7lbs i cant recall but i think she had a very short labor with him

My mother was 4 ft 11 inches.
She had 12 youngins. All by natural birth.

Of the 5 boys I'm the smallest and yet was the biggest at birth.

Size at birth means nothing. Just like it means nothing in adults.

Trusr me. I was in the US Infantry. I was tested as a man amongst men. Size means nothing.
I've survived where the biggest men have cried and failed.

that is very true


there was a lady i met when my daughter was little
i had taken her to the park
this lady had 5 kids
i saw 2 of them
her youngest i belive was 10months old
that was a huge kid
all her kids were 10lbs each
and she had twins that were 10lbs at birth
and her longest labor was 45min
her husband was a twin and so was she