Pet names
I've never been big on pet names. When I was younger, I used to wonder exactly when it was that couples made the leap from simply calling each other by their actual names to using "honey" and "sweetie". It always seemed like it would be an awkward transition, especially the first time a pet name was used. "Hi, honey" (pause) "Oh... really? We're doing that now?" And for Shelbi and I, I do remember it being an awkward transition. We first started using pet names ironically and then, I guess, some of them just stuck.
However, with Elliott, I think that if we have addressed him 1000 times over the past six months, we have actually called him Elliott maybe 12 times. I don't know what it is but I think it's the same with babies all over. We have a veritable plethora of pseudonyms for him, each a bit more embarrassing than the last. So here is a non-comprehensive list of the names that poor Elliott has been subjected to so far in his life.
Munchkin: Extraordinarily common. I believe every English speaking parent on the planet has called their little ones munchkins at some point since 1940.
Variations: (Munch Munch, Munchkadoodle, Muncher McMunchkinstein.)
Little One: Fairly self explanatory.
Variations: (Little Man, Little Dude: Shelbi called him this a lot right after he was born and, for some reason, I hated it. Then we received a onesie that said "Little Dude" on it that he wears all the time.)
El-El: When that one extra syllable is just too hard to say.
Variations: E, El: Before we knew what sex our baby was, Shelbi's mom just called him L because Elliott and Lucy were two names high on our list.
Cutie Pants: I find it odd that, with babies, you can add the word "pants" to the end of a high percentage of nouns or adjectives and make a perfectly acceptable pet name. Why pants? Why is that article of baby clothing any more cute than, say, socks. And why is "pants" such a versatile word? With babies it makes for thousands of adorable pet names but if you add the simple phrase "in your pants" to the end of any fortune cookie saying it makes for thousands of hours of childish hilarity.
Variations: (Monkey Pants, Squirmy Pants, Grumpy Pants)
Wiggle Worm: We've started using this more recently now that Elliott has begun scooting himself around. This uses two common baby pet name themes. Alliteration and animals. Elliott has been compared to dozens of animals already including:
Tiger: For the way he used to attack his bottles and Shelbi when hungry.
Fish: When he purses his lips and sucks on his tongue or rubs it to feel his new teeth.
Bird: For the way he screeches. Side note: Baby birds learn to fly (fly!) in a matter of weeks and can then forage for their own food. Elliott is more than 6 months old and can't hold his own spoon for more than three seconds before trying to scoop out his own uvula.
A wide variety of names depending on what Elliott is doing at the current moment:
Scooter
Sleepy Sleep
Baron von Sleeperton
The Mayor of Sleepytown
Stink Bottom
Hungry McGillicutty
Screecher McScreecherton
Fussy Fusserton
Drooly Three Teeth
*snicker*
I've taken to calling him Buddy. Not sure why, but I guess I needed my own nickname for him?
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you're missing a key category: the "sir (blank)s - a - lot"
Example:
"Looks like you need another onesie Sir Drools-A-Lot"
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