Goofball

Last night, after I finished saying Shema etc. for the boys, BSM asked me, "What's עפעפי?" I told him that they're eyelids, and then ended up having to explain what eyelids are. "OK, you know your eyeballs? You know how you can open and close your eyes by covering them and uncovering them with a little piece of skin? That little piece of skin is an eyelid." And now BSM knows another useful thing.

FF, however, wanted to know what eyeballs are.

ME: "OK, you know your eyes?" [point to my eyeballs and do a little bit of eye-rubbing]
FF [rubbing his eyes]: "My eyeballs attack us!!!"
ME [totally confused, wondering if I misheard]: "Your... eyeballs? Are... attacking you?"
FF [full of goofy joy]: "Yes! My eyeballs attack us!"

It's hard to say that this exchange fits neatly into a category of behavior exhibited by FF since before he could talk, but this exchange definitely evokes a response from me that FF has been evoking since before he could talk. And this exchange nicely exemplifies FF's approach to life that has caused Husbinator and myself to consistently refer to the boy as "Goofball."