ABC,123

Do I hear a Jackson 5 song coming on? NO it's just the regular abc song and counting numbers with my precious Velani.

I am so impressed with my little girl. She is growing up so fast and learning so much! Some of it is thanks to me, but I also have to give, Barney, Dora, and other fellow cartoon characters some credit.

Today it's just about her. Velani can sing her Abc's all the way through and knows how to count past 3, all the way to 10. She know's her colors ( when asked what her favorite color was she said "yellow, I love it!) and many many other songs. She is my little "cricket" (like my mother calls her) I knew I would have special kids and that includes smart ones too. She is finally potty trained and we almost have her out of diapers at bedtime as well (hopefully very soon, that will finally stop the waking-mommy-up-at-1-and-4am-to-go-potty-routine).

I feel very blessed to have a 2 1/2 year old so smart and very polite too!! she always says please and thank you and will clean up her room when asked. She loves to help with chores and will help mommy make the sugar free drink for dinner ( that's for her benefit).

I love being her mom. I learn so much from her and even though I have my moments, they go away when she says she loves me mucho, mucho, mucho or says some darn cute things. Velani is a non-stop talking machine, unless we have visitors, which I am really considering having over more often for some quiet time.

Now I would like to just share with you some of the cutest things she says

• Hert me (help me)before
• hope me (help me)now
• I love it!!
• chin (when she drops something)
• darn it

that's it for now, more to come.