nicknames

Many folks to whom I introduce our baby seem to think we ought to be shortening her name. "Her name is Felicity," I say, and the universal response is, "oh, but what will you call her?" Well, we'll call her Felicity... sometimes.

What people don't realize is that in this house, names tend to get lengthened rather than shortened. For example,

Lucy = the lupinator, lucy-goofalus, juicy lips

Victor = beanius maximus, beany-max, boojie-wooj, stinkeriffic

Felicity = the queen of goo, jose feliciano, sugar boogar lovie-dove

Occasionally, we do use the quick versions, ie. Luce, Vic, booj, loops, sug-boog. The creative influence behind these terms of endearment is Daddy, in case you were wondering. I've had so many names since we've been married I can't even keep track anymore.

Anyway, I hope the early Christian martyrs for whom these kids were named don't mind the silliness.