Okay guys, a D- on nickname suggestions for this baby. I got about 5 options that were cute, but I couldn’t quite connect to. I know some of you aren’t “nickname” people….(cough, cough, HEATHER!) but I am. I don’t know where it stems from because I really didn’t have any great nicknames growing up. My dad and brother call me “K”, which changed because my brother used to call me “Special K”….sweet huh, yeah he is a jerk. My friends call me, “Kel”….I prefer “sexy beast”, but that just doesn’t seem to stick when I suggest it. I don’t get it. Ryan calls me “babe”, which I love, let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to roll out of bed with mismatched pj’s on, sweaty, zitty, greasy haired, and bad breath and have their husband call them “babe”. Oh yeah…..a BABE indeed.
Actually, now that I think farther back, we did have some pretty funny nicknames. My last name used to be Hemeon…..So I got He-Man, Hemorrhoids, Hemmy….you know, SUPER clever nicknames. One of my brother in laws informed me after I was married that if you switch the “t” and the “n” in Portnoy….you get Porntoy. Of course I freaked out…hello, I was a middle school teacher…that is like prime material! Then I reminded myself that I was a special ed teacher and if my kids actually transposed letters I would be proud of them, they could definitely call me Mrs. Porntoy. Kidding…I would never let them call me that.
So back to the baby. I can’t call the baby….BABY. Too ordinary. I can’t call the baby #2, that seems impersonal. I don’t know the sex, so I need something gender neutral for the net 12 weeks…yes folks, I am 95% sure I am 8.5 weeks along. So I got thinking, I really have an intuition that I am having a boy….although, I am going to be honest, my preference is a girl. I love having a girl and I never had a sister…I totally picture two little girls playing together. I will be extremely happy with a healthy baby…sex is just secondary. Ryan feels like it is a boy too. We will see soon enough.
I got thinking about Ryan and then it hit me. A story he told me about when he was a kid. Ryan apparently wasn’t the best athlete when he was around 6-7 years old. I guess his talents emerged later. I may mess up the details a little, he isn’t here for me to verify. So I guess some of the neighborhood kids decided to take Ryan under their wings and have a sorta training/bootcamp for Ryan. One summer, they made him run drills, throw footballs, tackle, etc. They called it “Porty Training”….ha ha, like potty training. Anyway, so “Porty” kinda stuck. So much so, I have a Little League jacket in our closet from 1991. You know the kind that is shiny and sounds like you are scratching a record when you rub the material together, snap front, with the stretchy collar. Swoon….every girlfriends fantasy to wear their man’s jacket in junior high.
The BEST part….the sleeve….because of this.
AWWWWWW yeah! There it is, cold hard proof.
So what say you….should I stick with “Porty”…is it too silly or does it reflect our families rapist wit (that is from Dumb and Dumber people…..I know it is rapier).
Let’s here it…..or if you have something better…speak now or forever hold your peace.
Okay, okay, I’m not a “nickname” person (and therefore I know this will translate into not being a “name” person, which will be horrific for me when I have to name a child. anywho), I like Porty. Keep it.
i’m sure if it’s a girl, she won’t mind that her nickname was porty
we’ll tell her it was slang for “pretty”…or something. haha…porty is ADORABLE and fits perfectly! i sorta would like back-to-back girls too because i never had any sisters and was always wishing i had, and it’s be neat to watch that in your own children! but who can complain when you get the best of both in your first two kids!! either way chloe will be in heaven!!!
my BFF Julie used to call those jackets (and matching pants) “VitVit Suits”. Because that is the sound you make when you walk while wearing one….VIT VIT VIT VIT VIT.
i like the nickname…and for the record..i think it’s a girl!!!
loves!
Is that jacket from Weymouth, Massachusetts? That’s the next town over from where I grew up. Too funny if it is… I do like the nickname. It seems to just “work”.
Gotta agree. Cute nickname and it has a history.
I have a friend whose last name is Porter and he got Porter or Ports all the time… well, Port-Dawg, too, actually
I like Porty. I think it’s cute. Better than the “Tuna” that Justin and I used… there’s a story behind that one for sure.
loveeeeeeeee it. very funny. super cute. but if it IS a girl, i’m feelin’ like she’ll be your tom-boy with that name. tom-boy is good. well, not TOO tom-boy, if you know what i mean. (wink)
Love it, too cute. You win the nickname contest!
Sportnoy
If it’s a boy, that is a great nickname with a cool legacy to connect to his dad. But if it’s a girl, that is the kind of nickname that comes back to haunt you around junior high, when your friends find out what your family called you as a baby and tease you mercilessly. I’m just sayin’…
I don’t know why, but I think you’re going to have a boy.
Porty, it is! I think it is perfect!
I love having sisters, so it would be wonderful if Chloe got one. But if you do have a little boy you will fall so in love with him. There is something very special about a mom and her little boy. I sure do love mine!
Porty is good because I totally think you’re having a boy.
Porty! Porty! Porty!
Hi, I’m new here so be nice! I reckon Porty is good, because when the bub is born you can have a Porty Party!
oh my word! he still has that jacket??? that’s AWESOME! i like porty…it’s cute. i hope it’s a boy. you will fall in love with ryan all over again when you see him raising a little boy to be a man.
hmm…
I’m still working on nicknames for Chloe. I like “Wheaty-C” (her street name, also stands for cream of wheat and shows how white she can be) Although “Miss C” seems to be a favorite around these parts, it’s a quandary.