Gigantic toddler nearly as tall as her mum at 18-months-old after growing fast

01 June 2023 , 12:22

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Gigantic toddler nearly as tall as her mum at 18-months-old after growing fast

A gigantic toddler who is almost as tall as her mum is growing so fast she needs new shoes every month.

Magnolia is one and a half years old, and she already towers above her sister who's double her age - standing at 3ft tall and weighing more than every baby who goes to the same doctor as her.

Clara Thomas, 19, a stay-at-home mum, from Arkansas, US, is only 5ft1, and Magnolia's father, Arthur Thomas, is only 6ft, so when their little girl kept growing and growing, the pair were blown away.

According to the doctors, Magnolia is on track to be very tall and is in the top one per cent of children her age for both weight and height, making her the biggest toddler they have on their books.

Clara said: "Magnolia has been the same weight and clothes size since she turned one. So we almost never have to buy her new clothes. Her and her three-year-old sister can even share clothes.

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Clara with her daughter Magnolia (@clarajaethomas / CATERS)

The gigantic toddler is almost as tall as her mother at just 18 months old (@clarajaethomas / CATERS)

"Shoes on the other hand? We need to buy a new size every month, it feels like."

Medics have revealed her height is nothing to do with what she eats but it is down to genetics.

She is predicted to be well over 6ft if she keeps growing at the same rate, according to doctors.

The mum revealed: "Her doctor says she’s growing exactly where Magnolia needs to be.

"That it has nothing to do with what she eats or does, but that it’s purely genetic. He predicts she will be very tall. She is in the 99th percentile for her age in height."

Mum Clara with dad Arthur and children Maggie and Magnolia (@clarajaethomas / CATERS)

The toddler needs new shoes every month (@clarajaethomas / CATERS)

The mum revealed her daughter is already able to open doors and brush her teeth without any assistance but the parents are more impressed with her speech.

Clara added: "Maggie is very advanced for her age - her fine motor skills are out of this world. She can brush her own teeth and open doors. What we are more impressed with is her speech.

"She can already speak in small sentences, and she affectively communicates all of her needs. Her sister was the same way."

The toddler can already communicate and is able to give friends and family huge hugs thanks to her impressive height.

The mum said: "She is such a joy to be around. She says ‘Hi’ to every person we pass in town, and she gives the best bear hugs! To know her is to love her, and we are beyond thankful for her and her sister."

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