He's still only like 5'5", but boys grow late, right?
Later than girls. Emmett's 5'5" at age 14. I didn't hit my growth spurt until I was about 15, I think. I grew six inches in one year. My legs ached all the time, and I got cramps in the night.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2010 11:40:39 am PDT #25712 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 11:41:47 am PDT #25713 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I was done growing at 13. I just got blindsided by his cousin never getting tall! All of a sudden, she was off to college, and still kind of short. Short mom + tall dad = medium-ish kid. My cousin has two tall parents.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 11:42:54 am PDT #25714 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(I'm not sure why I'm obsessed with growth patterns of children in my very extended family.)
Amy - Sep 23, 2010 11:46:33 am PDT #25715 of 30001
Because books.
I think Ben just measured 5'7" at school, which startled me. He won't be fourteen till February, but he also has feet like small watercraft.
And Sara's got these incredibly long legs. She's probably going to be tall like Stephen and his sibs, and leave me the tiny frustrated person in the family, I know it.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2010 11:48:12 am PDT #25716 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(I'm not sure why I'm obsessed with growth patterns of children in my very extended family.)
'Cuz you're all tall and stuff.
I'll tell you, though, the most commonly heard phrase at tryouts for Little League is "growth spurt" because it makes a huge difference in a kid's fastball and how far his line drives will go.
lisah - Sep 23, 2010 11:48:53 am PDT #25717 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
And Sara's got these incredibly long legs. She's probably going to be tall like Stephen and his sibs, and leave me the tiny frustrated person in the family, I know it.
I had really long legs as a kid. I was sure I was going to be 5'8" when I grew up. I am a good 3 inches short of that.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2010 11:49:33 am PDT #25718 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think Ben just measured 5'7" at school, which startled me.
Whoa!
You're all tiny and stuff.
Gudanov - Sep 23, 2010 11:49:59 am PDT #25719 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Right now, Em is tracking at the 40th - 50th percentile in both height and weight. So all indications are that she'll be pretty average. Leif is in the 20th-25th percentile range, so he's looking to be on the small side. It doesn't help that all his classmates are 1 to 2 years older than him too.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 11:51:32 am PDT #25720 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
'Cuz you're all tall and stuff.
Mostly I just think it's interesting watching kids grow up.
Amy - Sep 23, 2010 11:51:49 am PDT #25721 of 30001
Because books.
It took me a long time to get used to Jake being taller than me. With Ben it's just adding insult to injury. And Sara is so big now -- just normal six-year-old size, but still -- that I can't comfortably pick her up anymore.
I'm going to go fume and shop for heels on the internets.