Lisa picked up the first two bags and followed her mother up to their second floor home. Her mind was racing as she tried to figure out just how old she was now. After a few minutes she guessed she was a little under nine as she was about 4'5", which was a little tall for her at that age.
She tried to hide being anxious from from her mother as her mother opened the door. Lisa placed the first two bags where her mother told her and went to get the next ones.
Lisa had to take a few extra moments to watch her step as she went down and got the next two bags. These she got up quicker as she was getting used to her current height. Another trip with two bags that felt slightly heavier than before though she knew they weren't. It was fortunate Lisa hadn't gone through another growth spurt in reverse.
This luck ended as she almost stumbled going the down the stairs. The last two bags felt much heavier and Lisa had to carefully watch her step as she went up the stairs, stopping several times on the way up.
The last step and Lisa looked at the door knob which seemed higher than when she got there. A quick estimate and she thought maybe she was about 4'2", which she was just after turning 8. Lisa started for the steps to her room to stop the reducing of her age.