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A Nicholas by any other name
Our little boy's name is Nicholas, not that he'll likely figure that out for a while, since nobody ever calls him that. Instead, he has an ever-growing list of nicknames. My stepdaughters call him Punk. Since he started making noises, my dad calls him Motormouth. Then there's Chief Big Potty, Monkeyman and Spake (which isn't even a word, but that's what my stepdaughter dreamed we were going to name the baby when we told her I was pregnant). And he has several names tied to his personal habits:
In the bathtub, he's our little spy: Bubble-O-Seven
A mayoral figure: Rudy Drooliani
A politician (since he's generally a charmer in any public situation, even if he melts down the second it's just family): the Senator
A famous boxer: Gaseous Clay
And in honor of world record-holding runner Hicham El Gerrouj: Hiccup El Gerrouj.
I'd love to hear what everybody else calls their kids. You don't use their actual given names, do you?
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Jonah has been known by....Barona, Jonah McGrover Grumpus (for the bad mood) and Boops.
are that creative.
Abby goes by Abadoo or Babadoo and Maddie goes by Magoo.
Both girls go by sister or Sister Christian (you know..."Sister Christian now the time has come...)
Abadoo/Babadoo was a natural for us for some reason. Magoo, I have no idea where it came from but it just stuck.
Our kids have variously been known as bunny, kate-o, chumley, pork chop, dude, timbertoes, and a bunch more I've forgotten.