you may scoff, believing it to be too early to tell. maybe you're right. but she does demonstrate some left hand dominant tendencies. for example, her left hand is the one she prefers to suck on, and it is the first hand to find its way out of a tight swaddle. even in utero, her left hand stayed closest to her face during her ultrasound. a reputable source (wikipedia, on the internets) notes that the dominant hand is established during the fetal period, and can be observed by determining which hand is held closest to the face.
fetal handedness: left.
baby handedness: left. check out this left hand action!
being left handed is special, rare, and awesome. check out this list for notable lefties, which includes:
president obama (and an unusually high number of other presidents)
sir isaac newton
joan of arc
benjamin franklin
err, this benjamin franklin
sir paul mccartney
aunt libby
aunt julia
so that's pretty cool.
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based on the pretty solid, indisputable evidence stated, I would be honored to welcome her to the club! we are lucky to be in your company, ramona!
check out her hair whorl if it is clockwise then there is a 50/50 chance of left handedness... if it is CCW there is only a 9% chance
http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/165/1/269.pdf
Evie is CW and right handed as far as we can tell
oops... switch that, CW is 10% chance of leftie.. CCW is 50/50... most people are CW
She looks like a totally different baby in her KKK hat. Evie has a KKK hat too, don't worry...hers is green. I don't think that has anything to do with the swirl.
Gnome hat. Not KKK hat.
darnit! clockwise.
GNOME, sure, whatevs. Cute baby anyhow
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