funny boy...

This is Seth.

Seth likes to talk. 

A lot. 

We're talking stream-of-consciousness talk.

And he has a lot of questions.

A lot.

And when you tell him an answer, he remembers it.

Forever.

He is very smart.

And he's funny.

He makes me laugh every single day.

Having a conversation with him for any amount of time is absolutely entertaining.

I love hearing the little thoughts that are bouncing around in his head.

For example:

"Mom, there was a dead fly in my window this morning.

Now it’s gone.

I wonder what happened to it.

hmmm.

That’s weird, how it’s gone now.

Wait.

I know.

I think it got resurrected."

 

or this little conversation we had a couple of days ago:

him:  Mom, what are fleas?

me:  Little bugs.

him:  Where do they live?

me:  I don’t know. On dogs, sometimes.

him:  Do dogs like it?

me:  No, I don’t think so.

him:  Why?

me:  It makes them itch.

him:  Why?

me:  I think they must bite them.

him:  Oh, so that’s their weapon. A flea’s weapon is biting.

[and then he sits quietly for a moment...obviously contemplating what a great weapon this is...]

him:  It’s a good thing we don’t have a dog since you’re allergic. Because then the fleas could get into our house. And they could bite us. I don’t like things that bite. AND I don’t like dogs.

The hilarity of this statement is increased 100 times if you know Seth and know that he is absolutely terrified of dogs.  He probably thinks fleas are super cool because they actually BITE dogs.  And yet he doesn't really want fleas in our house (he's almost as afraid of bugs as he is of dogs), so it's a good thing I'm allergic to dogs, so we can't have a dog.  or fleas.  good thinking, Seth!

and then there's this little statement I overheard today

...as the little boys were playing "pirates."

"Come along, now, Mr. Scurvy."

obviously, he's heard the term "scurvy" used in the same story/show as a pirate...so he knew they were somehow "related," but he misinterpreted scurvy to be a person...not a disease.  Poor Zach, aka Mr. Scurvy.  :)