Rachel told me to post pictures of the boys, so in humble submission to her, here they are!
Caleb is really enjoying piano lessons and doing well. I just love it when he sits down at the piano and plays for fun! I find it amazing what he’s learned in less than a year! Legos continue to be one of his favorite toys. Especially when Daddy helps him build something. This is a marble roller that they built. Do your kids go on toy binges?? Mine do. A few weeks ago all they played with was Legos. Then they got out the wooden train set that they hadn’t touched in months. And that’s about all they played with for days. Now it looks like we’re back to Legos. They crack me up!!
My big 4.5 year old fell asleep at the supper table the other night! He still takes a nap once in awhile. We’re doing a bit of “school” with him now and I’m so pleased that he’s catching on to lots of letters and numbers. But not the colors. I used to wonder if he was color-blind, and then I thought no, it was just that he hadn’t learned his colors yet. But now he’s learned them, and he still gets mixed up often with blue/purple and green/brown. I guess I should get him tested. Here’s a question for a genetics expert. My Mom was a carrier of color-blindness (her Dad had it and one of my brothers has it). I never thought that I could be a carrier. Does anyone know if I could be??
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According to my human biology prof., yes, we are carriers. I didn't think we would be either, but I asked and he said yes.
When Josh went to kdgtn. he could not tell the difference between tan and grey....and we were kind of worried about that (you know you do wear alot of tan and grey when you get to be an adult!!!)...but now a little over half way thru his kdgtn. year he can now tell the difference!!!! yeah!!! So hopefully it's something he will outgrow!!!
Lisa
My Mom's Dad (Solomon Miller) was color blind. My brother, Wes, is as well, but Jeff is not. Two of my sister's boys are color blind and two aren't. It is supposed to go man-daughter-son-daughter. Even if the son isn't color blind, he can pass on the gene. Don't ask me, though, I'm not a geneticist (I don't think I can even spell it).
thanks karla, i guess that answers my question of the probabilities. i'll just have to take him to the optometrist. so, you're grandpa was my (color-blind)grandpa's brother, right? I didn't realize it was in your family too.
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