One Two Buckle My Shoe…

I bet we have heard this nursery rhyme before. This was what A'sha and mommy was singing before bed last night.

One, two, buckle my shoe;

Three, four, shut the door;

Five, six, pick up sticks;

Seven, eight, lay them straight;

Nine, ten, a big fat hen.

Then what?

The counting goes on and on from my baby's lips.

Asha: "11..12..13..14..15..16..17..18..19..20.."

I thought that was it.

She continues counting.

"..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29..thirteen.."

Mommy: "thirty.."

Asha: "ok.. Thirty..31..32..33..34..35..36..37..38..39..fourteen"

Mommy: "FOURTY"

The counting goes on until number Fifty.

Wow! My 3-year-old girl could count until 50? With clear, correct pronunciation and sequence!

How I underestimated her all this while. I was thinking she could only count up until 20. And that also with not a correct sequence or she may forget some numbers in between.

But NO! Mommy was wrong!

"Sorry baby for not putting my 100% trust in your capabilities."

LESSONS LEARNED