No Wonder Kid Three is Confused

What is it about being a baby or toddler that makes people want to call you by something other than your real name?

I don't get it either but that's the way it goes. Kid Three, in his short 22 months of breathing, has already sported many 'a nickname.

"Toot" - The Foxy Mr. has always called him this. No one knows what it means. He didn't "earn" this name the way it implies.

"Puppy" - This is perhaps the most fitting. He follows his brothers around like a puppy. He will fetch whatever they tell him and he adores them so much I wouldn't be surprised if he licked them, given the chance.

"Monkey Boo" - I usually only call him this when I'm trying to catch him... as in "come here you little monkey boo." No, I have no idea what that means. I probably picked this one up from my sister or something --sounds like a name she would use.

"Munkin" - One of my favorites. One day I attempted to call him a monkey but then my brain tried to say Pumpkin. It came out Munkin. He hears this if he is being mischievious.

"Little Buddy - With 2 older brothers and a dad who adores him, you need no more explanation.

"Baby" - Because NO ONE wants to see him grow up too fast.

"Bug Chum" - The latest one to make the list. I'm watering plants for a friend out of town. There are wapillions of mosquitos in her backyard. Puppy was helping me but by the time he went to bed he had huge red bumps all over his face and arms. Poor little bug chum.

"Kid Three" -Although we never really say this one out loud. It's his "tri-dub identity" to protect his little baby self.

What about your kids? Do you have a favorite nickname for your youngins? Do tell.