A set of parents in China said they expected a large baby, but they were shocked when their son came out weighing a potentially record-setting 15 1/2 pounds.

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Han Jingang and Wang Yujuan said they were expecting a large baby, but they were surprised when baby Chun Chun was born Saturday in Xinxiang City weighing a staggering 15 1/2 pounds, a number state-run China Daily said is half a pound heavier than the three China record-holding 15-pounders born between 2008 and 2010, New Tang Dynasty Television reported Thursday.

"My wife was no different from other pregnant women. She ate and drank normally as she should. But she's given birth to such a big, fat son. Today is the first day of spring in the Chinese calendar and he's a 'dragon baby.' I feel very happy," Han Jingang said.

Wang Yujuan said she knew the baby would be large.

"I clearly felt that my body was more clumsy than when I had been pregnant with my daughter. My belly was bigger than it was then. I guessed the baby would be between 10 and 11 pounds. I never expected to hear that he weighs 15 1/2," she said.

Guinness World Records said the heaviest baby ever born weighed nearly 24 pounds when it was born in Ohio in 1879, but it died hours later.