Sentence 1: Mel was nine and wanted grow tall. 
 Sentence 3: He did special stretching exercises, too 
 Sentence 4:  On his tenth birthday he was measured again 
 Sentence 5:  He was ecstatic to see he had grown half a foot! 
 Option 1: But he still didn't want to take vitamins or eat healthy. 
 Option 2: He decided to take vitamins and eat healthy.