Seeing eye to eye......

It is amazing as we watch them mature into young men. As much as I am enjoying this time in my life, I think I still would have liked to freeze frame it at 11 or 12!

I envy you, Krak. Whether it was the genes from my wife's side [although she is 5'7"] or his Crohn's/Rheumatoid Arthritis or the meds for same, Junior stopped sprouting 2 yrs ago and has been stuck on 5'10", close to being level with is 2 sisters. 6'1" ain't doing me squat anymore - wish I could lend him a few!! AT 18, I think he's done, although I give him hope, telling him that David Robinson grew 5 inches while in the Naval Academy!

windmill, I didn't stop growing until I was well into my 19th year. There may be more!!!

When my son was in HS a Pro scout had said to him..."if he was only taller every Pro team in the country would be looking at him"...he further went on to state..."Blame it on your Mother...she married the wrong man"

Krak I'm with ya on the growth spurts thing. I'm only 5'6" and my husband is 5'4" so my 6'1" 16 yr old, who gets his height from my dad and my brothers, is much taller than either of us but we still notice when he has a growth spurt.

There are days when my sleepy kid stumbles out of his room in the morning in boxers and a tshirt, with his hair a mess and his eyes half closed and you can just tell he somehow looks taller. And if you have him stand against the doorjam with all pencil marks from previous measurements - sure enough he did gain a 1/2 an inch or so in his sleep. Its just a wierd sensation to look at him and have your brain saying I'm pretty sure he wasn't that tall yesterday....

Cmom03 - that scout was just plain cruel!

My 12 year old daughter was measured yesterday by her Doctor. He says she's 5'5" and "Strong." My Wife is also 5'5". My Girl looks EXACTLY like my Wife did at that age.

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There are days when my sleepy kid stumbles out of his room in the morning in boxers and a tshirt, with his hair a mess and his eyes half closed and you can just tell he somehow looks taller. And if you have him stand against the doorjam with all pencil marks from previous measurements - sure enough he did gain a 1/2 an inch or so in his sleep. Its just a wierd sensation to look at him and have your brain saying I'm pretty sure he wasn't that tall yesterday....

Kmom, this is EXACTLY how it happened, right down to the attire!! And I took him straight to the doorjam!! That's too funny!! Monitoring our kids growth is very much universal!

Krak:

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I'm ordering my walker now.

Get the 3-speed with the racing slicks on the rear...one wild ride my man!...doesn't matter which side of the International Dateline you're on...that baby flat out scoots!

I need to get the cork tires for that long haul across the Pacific.

I'm 39 and still growing...out that is.

You can grow all you want and still be in shape. My husband tells me all the time - "round is a shape."

KmomNH....did anyone ever tell you....you married a very smart man?

He tells me all the time