My DD is so smart. She learns things so quickly, that often we don't even know she has picked up on something until we hear her talking about it.

Yesterday we were in the return line at Walmart. Tessa started saying "14! I see 14!" So I turned around to see what she was looking at, and there was line #14, with the number lit up, right behind us! (DD just turned 2.) I didn't know she could recognize a number like 14 (I have to attribute that to Sesame Street, as I haven't worked with her on numbers that high other than counting.). It is so exciting to me when she learns something and then can apply it.

About two or three months ago we went to visit someone in the hospital. We had to park in the parking garage. As we were driving around and around looking for a parking spot, DD started saying, "Mommy, we're going around and around - 'round and 'round in circles!!" I thought that was extremely perceptive for someone her age, because she wasn't looking at anything that was a clear-cut circle.

She is very sharp, and her memory is incredible. She is also very observant. She will spot a tiny little airplane up in the sky at night, when its lights are barely perceptible. She is always observing the world around her. Of course, this can make her a bit of a slow-poke, but that's okay. I love that she's learning and enjoying the world around her.

I am thankful that I have a SIL and also a friend who shared with me before DD was born that the best way to teach kids is to always be talking to them and telling them what things are, what color they are, what shape, etc., rather than doing formal "teaching" when they're young. They both have extremely bright kids, so I knew that they knew what they were talking about. That is all I do with my DD, and she is extremely bright. I get comments all the time from friends, relatives, and people we see in the store. Children are just little sponges, and they will soak up whatever you teach them. So I always make sure that I'm explaining something to her. DH does too. And it is so fun to watch her learn. :-)

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