Growing pains My son

Growing pains

My son is 12. Of course, you all probably have much better memories than me, and you already know this. But, what you don't know about him is that he hasn't hit his growth spurt yet. Most of the boys his age that he hangs with have already started. A few of them have peach fuzz, and one or two of them have these really deep voices. Not my son. He's put on some weight, in what the doctor assures him is the precursor to the longed for growth spurt. At the beginning of last school year, he was able to still wear his size 10 pants. By November, he was into 12's, and by January he was in 14's. Now he is in 16's. He's not fat, though. He only weighs 94 pounds.

He reminds me of the old Bill Cosby sketch where he talks about his daughters looking for the breast fairy to come by and give them a little pump with her bicycle pump. (If you haven't heard it, it's on the Those of you with or without kids cd. It's pee-in-your-pants hysterical - I highly recommend the entire monologue.) He measures himself daily. Someone told him that lots of exercise will help you grow, so he's riding his bike for miles. He's eating lots of fruit and veggies, drinking enough milk for a small country, and sleeping as much as he can. He's even starting to add protein powder into his fruit smoothies. He wants to grow THAT much. He is growing; it's just really slowly.

So, all good habits, but the inches just aren't coming. Any of you with older boys, about when did the magic happen for your son?