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People think she is older than she is--
partly because she is a little tall for her age, but mostly because of how smart she is.
partly because she is a little tall for her age, but mostly because of how smart she is.
I know what you are thinking:
"Every Grandparent thinks their grandchild is a genius!"
You are right, they do. BUT Wee one is one of the smartest little people I have ever met! I know there are way more gifted babes out there in the world, but like I said…I have never met one. Seriously.
"Every Grandparent thinks their grandchild is a genius!"
You are right, they do. BUT Wee one is one of the smartest little people I have ever met! I know there are way more gifted babes out there in the world, but like I said…I have never met one. Seriously.
One of the things that makes her abnormal is the fact that she understands, and has understood, concepts that I should be trying to teach her. For example: hot vs. warm vs. cold. She knows the difference.
She will even say, "this is a little too hot, can we make it warm?"
She knows up from down, in from out.
She can draw W's, make circles, and put her own shoes on.
She uses full sentences. The longest I have counted was around 12 words!
Crazy stuff for a wee one that isn't even 2 yet!
She will even say, "this is a little too hot, can we make it warm?"
She knows up from down, in from out.
She can draw W's, make circles, and put her own shoes on.
She uses full sentences. The longest I have counted was around 12 words!
Crazy stuff for a wee one that isn't even 2 yet!
Don't get me wrong, she isn't one of those kids that can recite all 50 states, or that knows every letter of the alphabet.
And she doesn't always say exactly what she means, for example (These are a few of my favorites…)
And she doesn't always say exactly what she means, for example (These are a few of my favorites…)
'Should we take her boots off now?' (Meaning, "Should we take my boots off now?" Everything is "Should we." I love it!
'Should we take a bath now?'
'Should we go outside now?' LOVE IT!
She is soooo cute!
'Should we take a bath now?'
'Should we go outside now?' LOVE IT!
She is soooo cute!
It was so sad to listen to her (but so stinking adorable, too!) recently when she went from using just a few words in a sentence to the longer sentences.
She would stutter as the first word or two came out as she was trying to put the rest of the sentence together in her head….
She would stutter as the first word or two came out as she was trying to put the rest of the sentence together in her head….
"Should, should, should, should we read a book now?"
"I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm not go to bed yet."
"I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm not go to bed yet."
Her little eyes close and her head tilts to the side as she repeats the first word over and over AND THEN she opens her eyes and finishes her sentence.
OH MY GOSH!
At first I was concerned that this might be a speech problem, so I watched her closely and figured out that it was just the jump in the number of words she was trying to spit out. Her little mouth wasn't ready to keep up with her brain! The stuttering lasted for a few weeks and then slowly disappeared, showing up just occasionally now.
OH MY GOSH!
At first I was concerned that this might be a speech problem, so I watched her closely and figured out that it was just the jump in the number of words she was trying to spit out. Her little mouth wasn't ready to keep up with her brain! The stuttering lasted for a few weeks and then slowly disappeared, showing up just occasionally now.
I don't take any credit for how advanced Wee one is other than the fact that we do read to her A LOT, and we have never been big on baby talk.
We just talk to her like we would talk to each other.
It actually kind of scares me that she is so bright.
Her Momma was almost as advanced as her at this age.
BM (Birth Momma…Remember?) said her first word at 6 months old that wasn't momma or dada- it was bear. That's not the amazing part- the amazing part was that she KNEW WHAT A BEAR WAS! We would show her different things and she wouldn't respond, show her the bear and she would get excited and say "Bear! Bear!' (Yes, we actually have it video taped and have had to show people that this story is true)
BM was talking in short sentences at 1, just like Wee one.
The scary thing is that BM tested as MENSA level gifted when she was older-
but how'd that work out for her?
Not good so far.
She has always thought that she was soo much smarter than everyone else; her parents, her teachers, her doctors.
Soooo… I will just share with you how smart I think Wee one is (and not let her read this blog.) I will just keep telling her how loving and kind she is, and keep the focus on her heart…
We just talk to her like we would talk to each other.
It actually kind of scares me that she is so bright.
Her Momma was almost as advanced as her at this age.
BM (Birth Momma…Remember?) said her first word at 6 months old that wasn't momma or dada- it was bear. That's not the amazing part- the amazing part was that she KNEW WHAT A BEAR WAS! We would show her different things and she wouldn't respond, show her the bear and she would get excited and say "Bear! Bear!' (Yes, we actually have it video taped and have had to show people that this story is true)
BM was talking in short sentences at 1, just like Wee one.
The scary thing is that BM tested as MENSA level gifted when she was older-
but how'd that work out for her?
Not good so far.
She has always thought that she was soo much smarter than everyone else; her parents, her teachers, her doctors.
Soooo… I will just share with you how smart I think Wee one is (and not let her read this blog.) I will just keep telling her how loving and kind she is, and keep the focus on her heart…
