Nicknames

What's in a nickname? We have so many nicknames for each other. I don't even know how we came up with some of them, but sometimes we get going and don't even use any one's real name . . . it's crazy!
Tim has always called me "Babe" for over 10 years now and the kids have since picked up on that. When Blake was about 20 months and I was 7 months pregnant with Bryce checking out at the Ob/Gyn office when Blake was sliding out of his stroller and started yelling, "Babe, help me up. Babe, I'm fallin, I need help!" Needless to say all the girls in the office were giggling and I was a little red in the face.
Even growing up, we all had nicknames. My mom was "Q" because her first name is Sue, which led to Susie Q, which was then shortened to Q. When we were feeling goofy, it even escalated to Mama Q Mama in a singsong voice!! Now, Blake and Bryce call her "Mimi" because they couldn't figure out how to say Grammy.
My Dad was "Big Guy" which started because everywhere we went random people would say things like, "what can I get ya Big Guy", so it stuck. Blake and Bryce call him "Pa" a much easier version of Grandpa.
My brother had several nicknames: "Boy" or more formally known as "The Boy", Buddha Boy, Aliwishous, Chauncey (don't ask, we still haven't figured that one out) and I know there are many more I can't think of.
To carry on the nickname tradition, I started calling Tim "Timo" (pronounced Teemo), this was overheard by one of Tim's roommates and it became a big hit with our friends :)
I also call his twin brother "Rodney", which is his middle name. Whenever Sean would say or do something that caused a reaction I would say "Sean Rodney", but that was too much, so it became "Rodney". He even signed our wedding guest book as Brother Rodney! And his wife, Erica, is known as "Ca" thanks to Blake and Bryce.
Now with our kids I don't even know where to begin. We have so many nicknames for them it's a wonder they know who we are talking to!!
Blake's nicknames: Blakey, Punkie, Jo, TJ (Tim Junior), Buddy, Mr. Vincent (his middle name)
Bryce's nicknames: Brycie, B, JoJo, Baby Doll, Punker Jo, B-Rice, Tink Tink
I do realize that some of these nicknames are weird, but to me they are so fun. Blake has it down pat, he knows who goes by what name around here and takes pride in enforcing it. When the boys are older and only go by their given name, I will pull out this journal and remind them of their younger days!