That is the counting of the Omer. Each day another step toward the goal. We begin with the number one. It is the smallest number, hardly significant. However, there can be no number two without the number one.
All beginnings are important kinderlach, even the smallest ones.
We continue adding a number each day, as we plug away, progressing toward our goal. Kinderlach, now you see why we begin with the number one and count upward. Just as the numbers increase, similarly, our progress grows. We may not notice it each day, but after twenty or thirty days we can look back and see significant improvement. We are now past the halfway point in the counting of the Omer.