The Evolution of a Nickname

Those who know me well know that I have a myriad of nicknames... a cornucopia, if you will. I've often joked (only slightly kidding) that every person in my life calls me something different. As such, I am a fan of nicknames and have been using them on my kids :) When they are first born, nicknames come in droves... it calms down as they get older.

Micah= "Bubs", "Micah Bean" & "Bean Pole"

Elizabeth = "Lizzie", "Lizzie Lou", "Liz", "Lizzie Belle", "Sunflower" (she always turns towards the light :), "Sunshine" (I call Micah this sometimes too... happy babies :), "Roly Poly", and my favorite "Fuzz" or "Fuzzy" (the hair)

As Cher said in Clueless, I see their names as a jumping off point to start negotiations :) If you think I'm a nickname fanatic, here's where I get it...

Abigail = Abby, Gator, Abs, Abs of Steel, Abs of Flab, Flabby, Flabigail, Flabigator, Gator Bob, Gator Pie, Tator Tot, Gail (bleh), Abigoose... and the list goes on, and on, and on :P

Nate also has a lot of nicknames, but to my family he is typically "Young Nathan Junior" ;-)