No probs.
Yes, the growth in areal extent did slow quite quickly. But it's not an unusual event - not unusual enough to perhaps make it "odd", but we won't worry about semantics. The sea ice distribution (and seasonality) is responding to one of its main drivers - ENSO. A similar thing happened in 2008 as the Pacific went from being cool (La Nina) to neutral. Right through January to early May the net sea ice extent was at (for then) record levels but dropped over the next few months to be at below average in September. See the chart here: http://www.cawcr.gov.au/staff/preid/seaice/gsfc_sh_extent_anom_past.html.
What I find interesting is what might happen next, after this El Nino. There are at least two competing thoughts: sea ice extents will return to their well-above averages; or, we will see the end of the upward trends in sea ice extents.