Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Ambidextrous?

I just can't figure out whether Eli will be a righty or south-paw. For a long time it seemed he used his left a little more with only rare uses of the right. However, recently he's been using his right hand exclusively for eating. He'll still use the left more when he plays, but when it comes to shoveling food into his mouth, his right hand is the favorite. (Lehr is still holding out for him to use his left, at least for pitching. Though, our retirement funds wouldn't mind if he was a switch hitter!)

No teeth, but less fussing, so hopefully Eli will have a few days of relief from the pain. His crawling is very intense; when he sets his sights on something he wants, he's there in a matter of seconds. The funny thing is, he'll whine a little as he uses the old 'wounded soldier' crawl, but then he'll see the phone on the floor across the room and he'll zoom into his Superman pace without a moment's notice.

4 comments:

Momma M said...

Nicole,

LVP's three uncles want him to be a leftie as well. Those experts say that the dominant hand is more prominant at 2-3 years old though I have seen plenty of toddlers just using their left hand these days!!!

Mall Worker said...

He very well could be an amby! Boo's daddy is amby and I'm starting to suspect that Boo might be too!

I'm glad that he has some relief from the teething pain, its just so hard on them, and on the mommies too!

Cantini #3 said...

My son who is almost 4 still hasn't made up his mind yet...we hope for a south paw like his dad. He goes back and forth writing and eating also.....you never know!!!

Gina said...

Makes me laugh at the stealth a baby shows when he's on a mission (to the phone in your case). I love it when Liam has his eye on something "adult"... he giggles while he makes a b-line for it... red flag to catch the baby... he's giggling...