Even if he doesn't cry, people may call Matthew Anthony Maldanado Big Baby for a long time.

He came into the world a couple weeks ago weighing 6.4 kg (14 pounds, 3.8 ounces), almost double the average weight of most newborns.

"My wife was in labour for two days," says dad Jose to KSBWTV. Doctors told the soon-to-be parents to expect a big baby, but no one believed Matthew would be that big. Mom Emily delivered her bundle of joy following a C-section.

"There was this absolutely incredible number so I actually thought they had transposed," says Matthew's doctor, Dr. Roberta Bruni. She believes Matthew is the largest baby ever born in California.

However, the largest baby ever born was birthed by Canadian Anna Bates in 1879. Bates, herself was just shy 2.3 metres (7'6") and weighted about 180 kg (400 pounds). Her baby boy, who unfortunately only lived 11 hours, weighed 10.8 kg (23.1 pounds) at birth.