I have had names picked out for my kids since I was about 17. Since I was sure that I would be fruitful, I thought that it would be necessary for me to have six names. They went something like this: Drew, Justice, and Leif for boys and Molly, Skye and Kiya for girls. Now as I got older, I came to my senses. I would probably only have two children--a boy and a girl--so I threw out the oats and granola names and stuck with Drew and Molly.
So some ten years after getting married, when Mark and I found out that we were having a boy, we knew right away that his name would be Drew. The middle name was changed somewhere in there from Orion (the only constellation that I can find) to Mark's dad's name. There would be no fighting or negotiating. All of that was done.
When Drew was born, he even looked like a Drew. It was like he agreed with his name. Along with the instant name of Drew came the instant nickname of bear. I think it was the way he cuddled into my neck coupled with the present of three chairs from my father that brought that about. So Drew has always been Drew and he's always been bear.
About a month after he was born, I took him to school so that all of the kids could see him--from FAR FAR away--at the October celebration. I spent most of that time in my room with my substitute and her daughter who was also visiting. When she looked at Drew, she had a new name--Drewby. And for some reason, that one has stuck too. It's a nice term of endearment and Drew sometimes even calls himself Drewby. Now, this little nickname is going to have to end WAAAAY before middle school. No eleven year old wants to be called Drewby.
I guess with all of these other names, I shouldn't be at all surprised when my son came to me and told me that he was no longer named Drew. I smiled. "Oh yeah? What's your name?"
I was expecting Drewby or even Bear.
"Call me Pochi," he said said in all seriousness.
That one's not on my list but boy did I get a good laugh. I don't think we're going to be changing the birth certificate any time soon.
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