South Paw

Derek thinks people are born right or left handed as he's left-handed and has always been that way. I'm on the fence as I think parental and teacher influence does play a part on what hand your child prefers to some degree. I'm right-handed but drive with my left hand. Derek is a leftie, but does do some items more with his right hand.

Either way, we've been pretty sure Drew is a lefty since only a few months old. To this day, he often will pick up utensils and his drink with both hands, but it's probably 70% - 80% with his left hand. He seems to prefer to color with this left hand and it's also pretty dominant when he's playing. Several family members have noticed this from pictures and it's about time I get a post up with some!

And just for sun, I found some interesting left-handed statistics that I thought I'd share!

- 15% of people are left-handed.
- Males are twice as likely to be left-handed than females.
- They are more likely to be geniuses - 20% of all MENSA members are lefties.
- On average, left-handed men are 15% richer than right-handed men for those who attended college and 26% richer for those who graduated.
- Unfortunately, lefties are 3 times more likely to become alcoholics.   
- Left-handers reach puberty on average 4-5 months after right-handers.
- 4 out of the 5 original designers of Mac computers were lefties and 3 out of the past 5 President's were lefties. 
- The worst stat? Lefties have an average lifespan that is 9 years fewer than that of righties. 

We will see as Drew gets older how the south paw plays out, but I think we've got a lefty! Now let's just hope he never discovers alcohol!