Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Good question

Doctor:  Well, everything looks good.  The baby is healthy, all of it's parts are there, and you're right on track.  Do you have any questions?
Lucy:  Yeah.  I do!  How come the vagina is so small and the baby is so big?  How does it get out?
Doctor (stunned): That's the best question I've ever heard from a kid. 

Caleb was disappointed because the doctor didn't actually answer the question.  He just laughed.  I wonder how the doctor would have reacted if I had asked the same question.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Three categories

Lucy: "I only like cute things, fancy things and cool things."
Me: "Oh yeah?  What are cute things?"
Lucy: "Oh, you know - puppies, kitties, babies, fairies, things like that."
Me: "And what are fancy things?"
Lucy:  "Pink and purple things.  Things from Paris. Princesses. Dresses."
Me: "And what are cool things?"
Lucy:  "Rockets, microscopes, robots, and outer space."

The girl has her priorities.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Color Spectrum

Lucy saw her first rainbow yesterday.
Lucy: "I don't see any indigo in that rainbow."
Me: "Well, maybe this rainbow doesn't have indigo."
Lucy:  "But the song from Cat in the Hat goes, red, orange, yellow, then green followed by blue, INDIGO and violet, that's the rainbow song for you.  Not, red, orange, yellow then green followed by PURPLE."

Really?  Whose idea was it to include indigo in the color spectrum?  Have they defended their position to a 4-year-old?  Because I'd like to be a witness to that conversation.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Why are you crying?

Lucy:  "Why are you crying?"
Me: "Because I'm listening to this song and it's about a man dancing with his daughter at her wedding.  They're happy tears."
Lucy:  "Does my face show that I'm puzzled?  Because I'm puzzled.  I still don't know why you're crying."
Sometimes I think I gave birth to Spock.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Messy is as messy does

Lucy: "This house is not fancy.  This house is a messy place."
Well, babe.  I hate to break it to you - but whose fault is that?