Nicknames

I hated my childhood nickname that my dad gave me.  I can't believe I'm even considering revealing it here.  Somewhere along the way, I was nicknamed after Betty Boop and my dad always called me Boop or Booper.  I don't hate it as much now but I dreaded when he would call me by my nickname in public.

My mom nicknamed me Lucy.  I always thought it was because I loved the show "I Love Lucy" but she said I had that nickname long before I ever watched it.

My boys have all sorts of nicknames already.  Sometimes I have to make it a point to call Declan by his actual name so that he knows that is his name.

Declan's nicknames all revolve around Boo.  I have called him Boo Boo since he was a newborn.  That led to Boo Man, Boo Monster, Boo Bear, and Boo Berry.  I'm sure he will hate these nicknames when he is older.

Miller's nicknames are Miller Man, Mills, Miller Moo, Moo Moo, and Moo Monster.  Again, I'm sure he will hate these.  He especially gets called Moo Moo a lot and it has sparked a cow theme with the little guy.  He is going to be a cow for Halloween this year if I can find a costume in his size.  If not, he will go as a cow next year.  And his next car seat is going to have a little bit of cow print on it.

I always called Lucas my little monkey because he would wrap his arms and legs around things in his isolette like a little baby monkey.  It was so precious.  We bought him a lot of monkey stuff and we are going to put it in a memory box.  I called him Luke a lot too, although I'm really the only one in the family who called him that.

I like nicknames.  I never like mine, but they're starting to grow on me the older I get.  I hope my boys eventually like their nicknames too.