Talking with my eldest daughter on the phone yesterday, she told me of a phenomena that my first grandchild is going through.

Seems that every time he goes through a growth spurt, he gets sick. After getting over being sick, he’s 3-4″ taller. This has become so consistent that the family now calls this Marcelo’s “growth sickness.” Now when he gets sick, the siblings begin strategizing as to who’ll get which clothes he is in the process of instantly outgrowing. He’s not even a teenager yet and is 6′ tall!

I think I must have “reverse growth sickness syndrome.” My height appears to be diminishing while my width is expanding.

I think I prefer what my grandson has…