Tonight the kids wanted me to measure them for the first time this summer. I then, got curious and got on the Internet to see about what was average for the kids their age. For Caroline, I looked at average heights for 8 year olds, and for Jack average height for 10 year olds (he's 10 1/2) and then 11 year olds. Looking at their school pictures, they look just about right.
Jack measured in at 5 feet 1 inch. The bummer part about that is he's about 4 inches shorter than me. I knew he was going to be taller than me, but I never thought it would be sometime around the age of 11. Jason was 4 feet 11 in 5th grade, according to the paperwork his mom found. Average 10 year olds should be about 4 feet 8 inches, and 11 year olds should be 5 feet 2 inches. So he's about right for an 11 year old except he's 10 1/2. Oh well.
Caroline measured at 4 feet 7 inches. Average for 7 year olds was 4 feet 3 inches and 8 year olds were 4 feet 3 inches to 4 feet 7 inches. So she's at the top of her range for 8 year olds (her birthday is coming up soon).
Needless to say, they're growing at a good rate. Now, I just need to get taller to keep up. I just know I'm going to be the shortest in the family one day.
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