In dreaming up a name for our second child, we have been discussing the topic of nicknames a bit. Every kid on the planet calls Renee, Nae, and while I'm fine with it overall it is caused me to think a bit more about names in general. Then again, Renee has the most absurd nicknames that her dad and I have given her, Nae seems downright normal. It seems a new one pops up every week. We hardly ever call her Renee...well, unless she is bee-lining for the stairs and we are trying to get her to slow down and turn around long enough for me to jump my pregnant ass up and get there in time to stop her from diving down head first. Because she would dive down head first. She's fearless like that. Have I mentioned that we don't have gates on our stairways? I don't know if I have but APPARENTLY OUR HOME THAT WAS BUILT IN 1947 'Just isn't built for baby gates.' Don't worry, I'm not bitter.
On to my real point of this post. Have you noticed how the rambling, off-point rantings have returned now that I am again with child? There is something about this whole pregnancy thing that causes me to lose my whole train of thought in the middle of sentences. And I bitch a lot more. Like infinite amounts of more bitching. About everything. I sort of like it...almost like I have permission to say all of the bitchy things that I usually try to hold back for fear of making people mad. I apparently don't care if I annoy people when I'm pregnant. Did you hear that? I just found something good to say about pregnancy! Please hold while I go write it in BabySki2's baby book that I haven't even considered buying yet. 'I like being pregnant with you because I get to say all of the bitchy things on my mind without a care in the world that I will offend people.'
I'm curious to know, does everyone else have absurd nicknames for their kids or do they actually call them by their given names? I am a wee bit concerned that she'll grow up thinking her name is Mu Shu Chicken. I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING, WE CALL HER THAT. Like every single day. More than once.
Her names:
- Mu Shu Chicken
- Moo Goo Guy Pan
- Boo Boo
- Honey
- Sweet pea
What are your nicknames? Are they result of your name or just randomness like Mu Shu Chicken? My dad has ALWAYS called me Beaner. Or Bean. I think I could probably count the number of times my dad has called me by my given name on one hand. It sprouted from 'Gina Beana' when I was a small fry and it stuck. Hence the name of this here site. Bean for me. Ski for Ski. Get it? Off subject again, CRIPES. If you have kids, what do you call them? Are there nicknames that have come out of your kid's name that you didn't see coming? Do you use their nicknames more than their real name?

