ADCHOO!!

Well, my kids will never be combat pilots. They apparently have a reflex where they sneeze whenever exposed to sunlight or bright lights and this is considered a risk factor for combat pilots. It is more pronounced in Matthew than in Corinne, but they both do it. We noticed it within the first few months of Matthew's life that whenever we took him outside when it was sunny he would sneeze. We thought it was a coincidence at first until it happened every time. We looked it up online and there is actually a name for this reflex called ADCHOO (Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst), no joke. The scientists are not sure exactly what causes it but they do believe it is genetic--which is odd since neither Jeremy nor I have this reflex. We're just used to the phenomenon now and get the kids to laugh every time we go outside on a sunny day and they both sneeze--Adchoo!