In five weeks he grew three and half inches. With no stretch marks or anything. Everything grew, his ears his legs his fingers. Or everything except, Rosie promises she learned in Science class, his eyeballs, which will stay the same size his whole life.

THIS is three and a half inches.

That’s an extra length of half his leg that he sprouted right before my eyes.

February 16th, 2010 | Category: henry | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL