TATOR-TOT
As many of you know, my brother-in-law & sister-in-law are in the process of adopting a precious bundle of joy from Taiwan! I’m both super excited & a scoch jealous of them for this. Adoption has always been something I’ve looked forward to in the process of expanding my family one day. I’ve wanted this since I was little, way before the Brangelina-eclectic-family-craze. (Let me insert a disclaimer here: my brother/sister-in-law are NOT following a craze, they are adopting out of the purest love & a desire for a child of their own.)
So I’m super excited they get to experience the joy of adoption which is awesome & I get to live vicariously through them on this venture, which is super awesome! There’s just the most miniscule part of me that is jealous that they are at that point in their lives. I mean, by no means am I ready to actively seek the expansion of my own family, but seeing the joy on their faces makes me wish a little we were at that point ourselves—but only a little, don’t read any further into that my friends.
Back to the excitement! So the brother/sister-in-law have begun the tedious journey of the adoption application process, and boy is it a doozey! I’m not going to delve into their personals here, but anyone who knows anything about adopting knows how in depth this whole process goes. I on the other hand only have to hear about these things lending an ear here & there, etc. (sweet deal!)
But I’ve hit quite the conundrum…what are we going to call this kid until, to quote my sister-in-law, "he/she" gets here??? I’ve been racking my brains since the moment I discovered I was to be an aunt as to the perfect gender neutral name. I refused to be cliché with a “Squirt” or “Peanut” or anything of the like. In desperation, I resulted to calling "he/she" Lil’ Raney until I could dream up THE PERFECT NICKNAME for my niece/nephew-to-be. I’m sure there are those of you out there rolling your eyes right now, as if the right nickname is not a big deal. But oh, you are so wrong! The wrong nickname can ruin a kid, set them up for a life of failure, of endless teasing, oh, the horror! I cannot be responsible for the ruin-ation of Lil’ Raney. So I thought, and thought, and thought…I mean we’re going on months here that I’ve known this kid will be in my life some day and I can’t think of an affectionate yet awesome term of endearment other than Lil’ Raney?? What has become of me?
Fear not, internet! For last night I was mulling over possible names for this kid, and it hit me like a mac truck sliding on black ice down I-65 this side of Mount Eagle!
Tator-tot!
I know, I know, blank stares, right? It’s ok…you probably need a little back story here. When I was first enlightened in the situation surrounding this decision for brother/sister-in-law it was a lunch date with the Sister-In-Law. We went to Sonic…this is where I learned all about everything and couldn’t have been more blessed to be a part of, excited to help in any way possible, and eager to do my part. The point? I’m getting there. What are the 2 most amazing things on the menu at Sonic? Onion Rings & Tator Tots, duh! Well you can’t call a kid Onion Ring…what if "he/she" has some body odor issue? Then it’ll be forever reminded of this issue every time Aunt Tricia comes around, sadness, I can’t be liable for heartache caused to that dear little being! No, no, instead I opted for Tator-Tot. How cute is that?!? I mean really, it may take you awhile to warm up to it, and I’m ok with that…to be honest I didn’t even really run it by the parents before I chose "his/her name. But I love it and I plan on getting it put on as much baby stuff as I can when the time comes! Now it IS important that Tator-Tot is ALWAYS hyphenated, because otherwise people will feel the need to shorten that poor kids name to TT…and that’s just a road that leads to no good. However, if Tator-Tot remains hyphenated, the name can only be shortened to “T” which is totally cool ‘cause that’s the first letter of my own name and will, by association, make the kid that much cooler!
So little Tator-Tot wherever you may be (conceived or not) I love you so much & can’t wait until I meet you! You are blessed already with the most amazing and loving parents any kid could ever ask for. You’re going to have such a blast growing up…just wanted you to know!
~Love,
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Haha I just thought about it, ask emily sometime about Sonic and Tater-Tots. It's a story from college. But anyway, thanks for the nickname. I've been completely socially unnaceptable by calling Tater-Tot "it", which is not all that personal and a little creepy. I'm sure the kid will love it, but when someone calls he/she Tater-Tot in front of their date, I'll give you all the credit. It'll be great. (OTP)
WV: festr. Ok you really don't even have to try here be it an uncle or an oozing sore.
I kinda teared up reading this post. You are just such a great sis-in-law. Tator-tot is so lucky to have you as an Aunt! I'm so ready to get little "T" home so that we can love on that baby!!
In honor of SCL:
w/v: unjoya - spanish for not having any joy inside whatsoever. Used in a sentence: Tia Tricia es lo contrario de unjoya. :)
I think Tator-Tot is an AMAZING nickname, great job Trix! You are correct in your assumption that the nickname helps with the personality. I nicked named Natalie "chunk" the day she popped outta the womb and she has lived up to it everyday both in size and personality. She may be blond, blue-eyed, and gorgeous, but that girl will take you OUT! Why? B/c she is THE chunk (who is a tall and skinny 4.5 yr old now) :) :) :)
OH I think Tater-Tot is Perfect for the nickname. You really need to ask Emily about the Tater-Tot story! It's from when Jace and Emily were dating, and the fact that you picked that as the nickname after not knowing the story is GREAT! HAHA I busted out laughing when I read Tater-Tots!!! LOL Oh We have a nickname for Liam it's Monkey! I don't know why but when he was a few days old we just thought he looked like a little monkey. When he started walking he would hold both hands above his head to keep his balance and that just made him look more like a monkey. I think you are going to be a great and fun Aunt to little Tater-Tot.
Keith...I totally forgot about the tator-tot story. Lisa and I never laughed so hard. I don't really even remember what we were laughing about...that was so long ago, and I have a terrible memory. I just remember how funny it was. Haha!
Oh and your nickname for Liam is just too cute! Monkey!! I love it!
w/v: fully - Honestly! I refuse to define this one...they have got to be more creative with the word verifications!
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