Case Casa, now with three shorties and extra hair

At 6'4", Jon is just on the edge of being freakishly tall. We had a lot of growing pains when we moved in together because of our height difference. Did you know the logical place for tall people to store the phone book is on top of the fridge? Shorties like me can barely reach on top of the fridge, much less see up there.

With a tall husband, I had hopes one of the boys would be tall. Nope. Their two year stats predicted they would both be 5'10"... 6 inches shorter than Jon. They're shorties. Most of the 18 month pants still fit Alex!

Jon has always assured me he was not a tall child, and his height is due to an amazing growth spurt in his teens. He grew 6 inches in one summer, growing from 5'9" to 6'3". He has stretch marks on his knees from growing so quickly. I clung to the hope that one day, the boys would magically shoot up, be TALL, and beat all the predictions.

Jon's baby book arrived in the mail this week. At 2 years old, he was over 3 feet tall. Double that and you get 6+ feet. Boo hoo, my boys are going to be shorties! No boys going to Duke or UNC on full scholarships :(

One item in the baby book did make me feel better. Both Alex and Jon have lots of thick hair. I also cling to the hope one of them will get Jon's hair. Jon's mom noted Jon had three haircuts by the age of 16 months. Here's Jon at one year old:

Yep, that hair would be exactly like Alex's hair. For comparison, here's Alex at 10 months right before his first haircut:

The only reason we hadn't cut his hair yet was because he had his helmet on. He's had a haircut almost every month since then because his hair so quickly gets thick and out of control.

But what about Nate's hair, you ask? I have very thick dark brown curly hair. Nate's hair is straight, fine, and blond. I answered this mystery on my last visit to Florida. Here's me (on the right) at 3 years old. Look familiar?