Mira can count to fourteen
Where did she learn that?
Although she is hard to
understand, the numbers are
clearly there for her
My only guess is
she is watching TV more
closely than I thought
Mira has apparently known how to count for awhile, but didn’t feel the need to share it with us. But when walking down the stairs the other day, she counted each step, going all the way to 14 without prompting. We were stunned – who taught her to count? I’ve done a little bit of counting with her in the past, but nothing more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. And then I hear aaaaii (8), niiiii (9), ehn! (10), eeeveeen (11).
She must have had pity on her poor dumb mother, enduring my elementary lesson while already mastering the intermediate levels. I can only guess that she’s paying close attention to Sesame Street and Noggin each day.
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Wow! That is great to hear…and I’m sure you’re a proud Mommy… 😉
I’m first!!! LOL
Our children constantly surprise us – sometimes shock us! – but we learn as much from them as they do from us. I can just hear (imagine) her voice . . . sweet!
How fun! Kids DO grow up fast and are learning all the time.
Hugs and blessings,
Amazing what they absorb when you’re not looking. I could already read significantly when I entered kindergarten, and no one really knows how that happened. Osmosis?
😉
Tink *~*~*
Jacaranda at EPCOT
Its amazing what kids pick up on when you think they’re not even paying attention!
Yay for good news in haiku!
Too cool! I wonder what else is in there just waiting for the right time to share it?
Love that counting. Congrats. Soon, it will be up to 10 in Spanish. (Hat tip to Dora.)
Love it! Take THAT “Math is Hard” Barbie! 😉
Hooray for Sesame Street, because I seriously believe that is where Dawson learned to count.
Yay Mira! 🙂 Awesome counting!
My son can’t quite count, but surprised the heck out of me in the car one day when he just blurted out 2, 6, 7, 8! They are so amazing!
My daughter also surprised me counting on stairs, which I have to credit the day care with, because I have not ever gotten past the 1-10 in her books. One good thing about day care, I give them credit for the great stuff, like nice manners, and the bad stuff, like the idea that my daughter might pull off her diaper and pee on grass (!!!) which came from her favorite boy she plays with.