Oli,
I hear you. I too forget sometimes how advanced somethings are since she has been doing it forever.....She has know all and I mean all body parts since 12-18 months, 12 months she could point to all when asked, 18 months she could say the names as well as use them in sentences. Colors have been the same. She has know all major colors since before 2, and knows lots of oter color names that are not pain colors, like periwinkle and fushia, silver and gold, etc. She has been rote counting for a long time and is now up to 30, sometimes higher, as well as being able to look at a group and name how many objects it has in it without counting. I do sometimes see this as all normal until it is pointed out in surprise by people....because she these are not new skills, she has been doing them for forever it seems. She also can tell you what letter words start with to. Which I know the kindergartin class in my mom's school does towards the middle of the year and many kids struggle with.
Another thing I have noticed, DD gets extreamly facinated by subjects, right now it is space....she can tell you more then most kids 3 times her age.....she wants to know everything and asks so many questions. She gets complex subjects without me really even explaining. She now likes to explain gravity and the solar system to people. LOL....The other toddlers we know, though smart, do not seem to get as intense about subjects that intrest them, nor grasp the concepts she does.
I ordered the Dr. Ruf book since our library couldn't et it for me and it will be here Wed. So excited to get it!
