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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Still reading your replies- thank you!

For those who had kids who shot up in a matter of months, were there any signs that explosive growth was about to happen?  Did your kids get growing pains or stretch marks?

My husband is 6’1” but said he doesn’t remember going through any major growth spurts- more slow and steady.  I assume DS will also be slow and steady. [/quote]

My engineer DH loved to track our kids' growth, so I have his chart and for my DS, his growth was:

13 years: 4'11"
13.5 years:  5' 1"
14 years:  5'3"
14.5 years:    5'5"
15 years:  5'6"
15.5 years:  5'8"
16 years:  5'9"
16.5 years:  5'10"
18 years:  5'10 1/2"
19 years:  5'11"

He didn't start his growth spurt until 13 and then when he did, it was 4" in a year.  He didn't seem to have growing pains and no stretch marks, he just ate like a horse.

Then for two years after that it was 3" a year.  And then over the span of 3 years he grew an additional 2" and he seems to be done now at 19.  So his growing was about 6 years in total and a foot gained in height.  I believe 11"-12" is the average for puberty growth in boys.[/quote]

My mom still has the pencil-marked growth chart for my brother and me in her house. Last time I was visiting, we had fun comparing the kids' heights to where we were as kids. My son is tracking almost exactly where I was. We all laughed when we discovered my SIL's adult height is what my brother was at age 12. I love growth data![/quote]

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