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[quote=Anonymous]The problem with the growth calculators is that they don't factor in genetics beyond the mother and father, which is where things get tricky. I'm average at 5'5"; DH is on the shorter side at 5'9. Our parents were average to short in height as well. Yet his brother is 6"1 and my two brothers are 6"3 and 6'1. I would say my extended family is pretty average in height, yet we have a few randomly tall family members. I have an aunt who is 5'10" and I have a 3 cousins (men and women) who are quite tall despite having average height parents. Clearly there is some DNA circulating in both families that neither DH nor I have (or it's not dominant/expressed since neither of us are tall). My 8.5yo DS has been in the 90th percentile for height and weight nearly since birth. Perhaps he will take after his uncles on both sides and be tall, but who knows. It's too early to tell.[/quote]
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