I really should consult with a pediatrician on this, but Sarah has this really keen sense of observing I’ve never seen before. While she recognizes objects as a whole, she is also keenly aware of parts of the object. For example, we read Picture This by Alison Jay, a gift from our aunt Mindy and uncle Stanley, at night every so often. I point to a picture and tell her, “what’s this?” and she’ll identify the object. But sometimes, instead of identifying the object, she’ll get more specific, focusing on the exact thing I’m pointing to, or rather, honing in something more specific on the page.
What would you see if you saw the below?
Yeah, me too.
But she looks at the star and says “Star.”
You end up laughing or responding in awe to her observation, and she plays along, doing that on other pages. There’s a tiny snowman on top of a large cake at the end of the book. You ask her what’s in the picture and she says “snowman.”
I suppose this is some sort of learning advancement for her age. Either way, it’s pretty fascinating. She clearly sees things at a different level of detail compared to the rest of us.
I should note that she’s well aware of what’s really in the picture, but she likes to get specific when she wants to.
(For the doctors among my readers, please chime in on this.)
She’s also potty trained as she has been for about 2 months now, and very articulate. I can talk to her like a teenager. However, when she does things she shouldn’t, she doesn’t give me a straight answer.
“Why did you make pishy on the floor?”
“Because.”
I get it. She’s still got some growing up to do. But she’s a smart cookie and a little bit of trouble to boot.