Not sure where to share

I'm for sure proud, but I don't know where or how to post this, because I never want someone to feel anything less than wonderful in regards to their child(ren).

So.. my son learned his numbers 0-12 over a couple months when he was 1 and a half, because he's ALWAYS wanting to learn about everything. He knows all of his colors, numbers up to 25, can recognize and name emotions in books and people, and knows/recognizes 15 of the letters in the alphabet. He just turned 2 and a half a few days ago.

A couple weeks ago, we're drawing, having fun, and he goes, "Eight!" And happily points to the board where he was drawing (you can see some scribbles here, too lol). I look, and see he drew the number 8. Intentionally.

Now, his dad is in MENSA, but I really am shocked, because he "shouldn't be able to do this yet". 😂

Anyone else with a child like this? I want to ensure I continue to challenge him, and have joked about making weekly lesson plans for him. I have stayed at home with him since birth.

Thanks!!

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Definitely continue to challenge him but in a fun way! Maybe get him toys that he can both play with and use them educationally!
Like for number skills they sell those number blocks where the size of the number is proportional to the value. So like if they stack a 2 and 5 it becomes the same size as the 7.

My son is not quite 2 and can count to five on his fingers, he knows his colours and says them regularly, he also recognizes emotions in others and can verbally identify them.
I've been teaching him sign language for over a year, I am also teaching myself ASL as a communication tool for us because I am Autistic myself and can struggle to verbalize.
He knows and can articulate 9 letters of the Alphabet, I just have the Alphabet on a kitchen cupboard and he goes up and does it by himself.

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