One at a time

Lately, Eleanor has been trying to suck her thumb. While nursing. It doesn't work out in her favor, though, because while she's nursing it's difficult to get her thumb in her mouth and what little she is able to get her thumb in, it just breaks the suction seal she has around my nipple, making it so she doesn't get anything when she sucks except for air. So, being an attentive mother, I pull her hand out of the way and reposition her latch. She's resilient, though. She gets that thumb right back up to her mouth ready to stick it in. A few times, I've allowed her to have her thumb instead, but then she gets upset with me for taking away her lunch. But she never gets upset when I take away her thumb, so I assume she wants to eat more than she wants just to suck. Also, she only brings up her left arm to do this; she never does it when she's nursing on the other side. Kelly and I are wondering if this could mean she's left-handed. I know all the literature says we have another two years to see for sure which hand she'll be dominant in, but it still makes us wonder. We each have a left-handed brother, so it is possible. I guess we'll just have to wait and see for sure!