Fun with counting

Rachel is getting there, as far as numbers go. She'll start at "1," then continue on to "2" and for some reason, completely skip 3, 4 and 5 and rush headlong into "6-7-8-9-10."

I keep trying to remind her that there's a 3-4-5 in there that she keeps skipping, but then she'll do the same thing the next time. "What's wrong with 3-4-5?" I keep asking her, and she never answers. I'm beginning to worry that 3-4-5 are getting a complext and that I need to defend them to make sure they don't get lost or forgotten. Maybe there's a children's book in that idea somewhere?

Rachel also knows the a-b-c song, but she gets stuck on a feedback loop at the end of the alphabet: Instead of "now I know my a-b-cs" she'll jump right back into it, as if she's on an alphabet merry-go-round and can't thing of a way to dismount.

I will make a recording of this so I can play it for her future spouse.

Other cute Rachel-isms:

Everytime she gives a little cough I always ask worriedly, "are you OK?" I ask it in every situation, from a cough to what sounds like choking.

Yesterday she swallowed some water the wrong way while I was driving, and I automatically asked, "are you OK?"

I could hear the faint tone of exasperation from the back seat: "I just coughing, Mommy."

Last night, apropos of nothing, while we were driving (again):

"Daddy come back someday?"

"Yes, Rachel, Daddy will be back for Thanksgiving."

"Mommy no go 'way?"

"Mommies never go away, Rachel. Mommies always come back."

"Daddies always come back?"

"Yes, Rachel, they do."