The little girl has mastered pointing. She can extend her index fingers on both hands, with the rest of her fingers in a ball. She's so far used it to feel textures on things, touch things and pick up small objects (along with her thumb). The last one is a common development milestone, so one more notch for her in her red book. I've taking to handing her food to eat, but only letting go when she's got a good grip with index finger and thumb. I'm both encouraging her and and being mean. Fun!
Actually, it's good she's learned to pinch with those two fingers. The whole hand pinches are a bit rough, and I'm hoping fewer nails means it'll hurt less now.
It's hard to tell if she's actually pointing, or just holding her hand out preparing to poke. I did try, when she was younger, to teach her the difference between point and poke, but perhaps she's confused them in her head, or just decided they're parts of the same thing. I suppose I have to wait till she points and makes some kind of telling squeaking noise.
Oddly enough, she mastered it on her left hand a couple of days before the right. I've no idea if this means anything about her handedness. L says no, because she must be right handed because the direction her hair curls on the top of her head. I'd be likely to discount that as a old wives' tail if it weren't for L's PhD and tendency to read studies on child development.
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