My 8lbs baby boy went through a huge growth spurt – he’s not even two but he can wear his four-year-old brother’s clothes
- Xaylen Asher Richard was fitting into 12-18 month clothes at just six-months-old
- The giant baby is already being scouted for football teams at his young age
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A 19-month-old baby has grown so large that he can now share clothes with his four-year-old brother.
Xaylen Asher Richard, who is 19-months-old, is over the 100th percentile for his size, and can now fit into clothes for more than double his age.
Mother Salitza Richard, 31, from Dallas, Texas, was worried about the health of her son, after he grew very quickly in a short time period, fitting into 12-18 month clothes at just six-months-old.
Because of his size, Athlete trainer Salitza believes her son was delayed in walking until he was older, but jokes it has given her a much bigger bicep because of his size and carrying him around for longer.
Already being scouted for football teams at 19-months-old, Salitza knows her son will definitely be tall when he’s older, even though he was only 8lbs when he was born.
Xaylen Asher Richard, who is 19-months-old, is over the 100th percentile for his size, and can now fit into clothes for more than double his age. Pictured: Xaylen (right) at 19-months-old and his four-year-old brother Judah. The pair share clothes
Salitza said: ‘It was insane how fast he grew. He was above the 100 percentile every time we went to the doctor.
‘It was hilarious the first time we went to the doctor when he had his two week check up. She asked us if were sure we had the right baby as he always looked older for his age.
‘I was concerned for his health as I wondered if it was healthy for baby to be as fat as he was and she said everything was perfect.
‘I have an older son who was the complete opposite, he was always in the lower percentile. My older son Judah is four and Xaylen is just over a year old and they now wear the same size clothes.
Because of his size, people always assume Xaylen is a lot older than he is, but Salitza claims it has affected his development of walking. Pictured: Xaylen (left) at three-months-old and Judah
Salitza said the first time they went to the doctors for a check up, she questioned whether they had the right baby. Pictured: Xaylen at two-months-old with older brother Judah holding him
‘The rate he is growing is nuts. I had clothes from when Judah was younger he was wearing but I have to keep going up a size and switching so often.
‘When he was one month old he was wearing three to six months clothes, when he was three months old he was in six to nine months clothes, when he was six months old he was in twelve to eighteen month clothes and now he’s pushing three years old clothing.
Because of his size, people always assume Xaylen is a lot older than he is, but Salitza claims it has affected his development of walking.
She explains: ‘People always think he’s older than he is. He’s been so heavy, he now weighs 31 pounds and Judah currently weighs 32 pounds.
‘He’s been delayed on growing and walking as he’s only just started walking a few days ago.
Salitza (left) said: ‘He’s been so heavy, he now weighs 31 pounds and Judah currently weighs 32 pounds.’
‘Judah first started walking at 10 months and Xaylen started at 18 months, think it’s due to his size everything has been delayed a few months.
‘I definitely have a bigger bicep because of him, because he wasn’t walking until recently, I would dread going out to places as we would have to hold him, although I couldn’t hold for long as it was too much.
‘It’s been game game changer now he is finally walking. He was so excited as well.
‘It was crazy because it happened overnight, he started taking a few steps and now he’s running a few days later.
‘He also doesn’t really get hurt, he runs over Judah and Judah will be the one to cry. He’s literally like a bowling ball, he’s such a happy baby.
The mother, from Texas, said: ‘Judah first started walking at 10 months and Xaylen started at 18 months, think it’s due to his size everything has been delayed a few months’
Salitza said she was concerned for her son’s health, but she was reassured by a doctor that everything was ‘perfect’
‘If you give him food he’s happy, he’s so chill and he eats a lot, he eats his food and will then eat whatever Judah leaves and will then try and eat more. He isn’t picky.
‘People who don’t know him and see him will comment saying he’s a big baby, but our friends and everyone is in shock, especially because our first was so small so it’s the complete opposite.
‘I agree with people when they make comments. I am just as in shock as they are and I say “I don’t know what’s happening, we’re just rolling with it”, it’s been a fun ride so far with the differences and experiencing the complete difference.
The mother said: ‘My husband (left) works with NFL athletes and people are already saying to start trialling him and get him on the team now’
Salitza joked that her large son has given her a much bigger bicep as she had to carry him around for longer
‘Once we were going on holiday and I got stopped and asked to buy him a ticket for a seat as hey didn’t believe that he was under one, let alone two-years-old which is the age for a baby to have a seat on a plane.
‘We got questioned if he was too old to be on my lap too.
‘My husband works with NFL athletes and people are already saying to start trialling him and get him on the team now.
‘I also work with a lot of high schools and they say they want him as a player on their teams so he has already been scouted, it’s hilarious.
‘People will ask how we had such a big baby and we’re so tiny. I am 5’4 and my husband is 5’9, we already know he will definitely be taller than us.’
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