1, 2, 3....

Does my child know how to count? I always thought he didn't, although I do work on it with him. Counting things when I give them to him and counting to 3 before I let him jump on the couch. I guess I never really thought any of it would stick for a long time. Then something happened yesterday night.

I was cutting Matty's nails, counting each finger as I did it. The first hand, "One finger, (then I would clip the nail) two fingers, (clip the nail) three finger, (clip the nail)...." Then I was about to move on to the fourth finger when he said, "four" clear as can be, no mistaking it....he said the word "four" after I said the word "three"!!

I was shocked and instantly looked over at Steve, to which he said "What?" Obviously he wasn't paying any attention.

Now, I know it could just be a fluke or a coincidence. But it could also mean that he listens to me when I try to teach him something and sometimes what I am teaching him actually seeps in to his brain!!!!

It is so unbelievably fun to watch a little human grow, change, and learn right before your very eyes. What a blessing this little guy is.



I will say, he isn't a complete genius. Last night at 8:00 he whined and cried for 30 minutes because he wanted to go play outside. It was 5 degrees outside, snow was on the ground, and it was dark. Hmmmm.....