Nicknames

No one attracts affectionate nicknames like a child. Ginger already has them in spades:

Gigi: Of course.

Gingi: Stolen from the nickname for the Gingerbread Man in Shrek II.

Sister: Cleo’s preference. This is the result of the confusion Cleo developed in the months leading up to this trip over the difference between her aunt Georgina, whom she took to calling “Gigi,” and her future sister. She now calls her aunt “Gina” and her sister “Sister.” Rather straightforward.

Sweet Pea and Pumpkin: Funny that we use veggies rather than fruits. If Gigi is what she eats, then we’d call her “Congee” or “Watermelon.”

Fu Yan and Da Yan: Her orphanage name and nickname respectively. The latter sounds a bit like “Diane.”

Munchkin or just Munch: Taken from Wizard of Oz, which Cleo has watched on her DVD player umpteen times since we left Virginia.

We’re of course just getting started with cute diminutives, as Gigi has an army of cousins, grandparents, and aunts and uncles to meet when we spend a week in Logan and Park City, Utah starting next Tuesday.