Fingers, Feet, and the Monkey Reflex

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Enjoyed taking some pictures while Kim and Am were hanging out on the couch yesterday evening. Little fingers and little toes are always fun to watch. What I've found really interesting (and pretty cute) is what our friend Tiffany called the "Monkey Reflex". 

All newborns share a certain set of more-or-less predictable responses to certain stimuli, and these are called reflexes. In this case, if you tickle the foot right on the edge near the toes, a baby will wrap their toes around your finger, just like a little monkey foot. You can see that starting to happen in the second picture there. So there you have it. The Monkey Reflex.





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