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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is very tall (6'5"!) and I'm 5'9" so we always knew our children would be tall. All of them really took off in the 12-18 years. One son still grew a half inch at 20.[/quote]

My DH is 5'6" and I'm 5'8", My kids are in HS. Out older DS is 6'1" and started growing like a weed in MS during CoVID. He grew 3/4 inch in the past year.

Our younger DS didn't have a significant growth spurt until last year at 15. Doctor said that he was barely showing signs of puberty in summer 2024. He grew 3" in the past year. He was 5'9" at his checkup this summer but I feel like I'm having to look up to him in the few months since then. He's been in the low 30 percentiles for most of his life. However, doctors always said he could possibly catch up to his brother eventually. I suspect he's pretty much done growing, but what do I really know?

I always imagined my kids would be tall despite my DH's height. I know I got "tall" genes from my maternal grandmother, who was my height. She had plenty of short people in her family and my paternal side is short to average. My husband's family is mostly short to average. (When I say short I mean under 5'5" for men and women on my side and DH's side. His mom is under 5'.)[/quote]

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