I know. We are completely obsessed with the height of each family member. That's what happens when the majority of us are freakishly tall.
I'm not sure what's been happening lately, but there has been some major growth. Again.
At age 12, Glo has hit the average woman's height. 5' 4". The problem is that she hasn't even hit 100 pounds, so finding long, skinny clothing can be tricky.
At age 15, Johannah has solidified her spot as the fourth tallest person in the house. When she was 5' 9" tall, I still had hope that she and I could call it a tie (I've been 5' 8 1/2" since I was 13 years old). However, we measured this morning, and she's a solid 5' 9 1/2".
At age 18, Mark was measured for his official height and weight for the Michigan Men's Rowing Team. Just when we thought he couldn't get any taller than 6' 4", he is now 6' 5". And 167 pounds. Yeah, I don't even want to TALK about THAT!
Who knows how tall Ethan is? Maybe he's grown in the past two years. When he left, he was the tallest Kennedy at 6' 4". All I know is that he's still the second tallest person in the Poland Warsaw mission (with the tallest elder being 6' 7").
A surprise height measurement came in this week for John. He went to sign up for yet another diet study (this one involving chocolate and almonds--how could he resist?), and he was measured at 6' 3 1/2"! Previous to this, he had been 6' 3", and all Ethan ever wanted to do was be taller than him. I'm not sure what happened, but Ethan better watch out, because at the age of 45, John is gaining on him :-)
And no, we don't play basketball.
{As a side note, Ethan told me a funny thing several years ago. When he was shooting for being taller than his dad, he thought his goal was 6' 2 1/2", because John said he was 6' 2". When Ethan finally hit that landmark, he discovered that he wasn't in fact taller than John. Sometime in the last 15 years, John had grown another inch. Ethan waited another year to finally top out taller than John. It's funny to hear him tell the story though--he was so FRUSTRATED!}
I'm not sure what's been happening lately, but there has been some major growth. Again.
At age 12, Glo has hit the average woman's height. 5' 4". The problem is that she hasn't even hit 100 pounds, so finding long, skinny clothing can be tricky.
At age 15, Johannah has solidified her spot as the fourth tallest person in the house. When she was 5' 9" tall, I still had hope that she and I could call it a tie (I've been 5' 8 1/2" since I was 13 years old). However, we measured this morning, and she's a solid 5' 9 1/2".
At age 18, Mark was measured for his official height and weight for the Michigan Men's Rowing Team. Just when we thought he couldn't get any taller than 6' 4", he is now 6' 5". And 167 pounds. Yeah, I don't even want to TALK about THAT!
Who knows how tall Ethan is? Maybe he's grown in the past two years. When he left, he was the tallest Kennedy at 6' 4". All I know is that he's still the second tallest person in the Poland Warsaw mission (with the tallest elder being 6' 7").
A surprise height measurement came in this week for John. He went to sign up for yet another diet study (this one involving chocolate and almonds--how could he resist?), and he was measured at 6' 3 1/2"! Previous to this, he had been 6' 3", and all Ethan ever wanted to do was be taller than him. I'm not sure what happened, but Ethan better watch out, because at the age of 45, John is gaining on him :-)
And no, we don't play basketball.
{As a side note, Ethan told me a funny thing several years ago. When he was shooting for being taller than his dad, he thought his goal was 6' 2 1/2", because John said he was 6' 2". When Ethan finally hit that landmark, he discovered that he wasn't in fact taller than John. Sometime in the last 15 years, John had grown another inch. Ethan waited another year to finally top out taller than John. It's funny to hear him tell the story though--he was so FRUSTRATED!}
Did everyone in the famiy know that exercise stimulates bone growth and the release of human growth hormone? So I think, though my epiphyseal plates have long since fused, I am beating the odds and continuing to grow due to all the exercise and our good friend human growth hormone. Yay HGH!
ReplyDeleteSo if I start exercising more I might be able to beat my short genes and get taller? Then I BMI would go down because I would both weigh less AND be taller! I can't believe Glo is almost as tall as me - 5'5" and stuck there since 14 years old.
ReplyDeleteWow you really do have a tall family! And John's point of view is very interesting.
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