Subtraction and Counting

Last night I was giving Sammy his medicine. It's a liquid that we give him in a syringe. I asked him if he wanted to take the dose in 3 squirts or 4. He chose 4. I gave him #1, then #2, then I had to refill the syringe. While I was doing that he said, "Two squirts left!" Then I gave him #3, after which he said "Last one!!!"

Amazing!

(How sad is it that the non-math-major parent was the one who noticed it!?)

Katie knows the concept of two. If you ask her for 2 kisses (and she's in the mood to give them) she knows exactly how many that is.