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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Terms of endearment


Instead of getting back to writing about ttwd, I write about Mathilda and what we say to her. I mean, ttwd are still there, more subtle with all the family and friends coming and going, or maybe hiding in a cozy corner and somehow resting a little at the moment. 
  
Well, while I have had a (very) small half of a cinnamon bun last night (a serious point of discussion in our house, btw), I thought about food again, which is not uncommon for me here these days, because I do look out and avoid food which might cause problems for my little sweetie-pie (that’s why the cinnamon discussion started). 

Ok, so I can only hope that most of the names we use on Mathilda are not sticky and influence her future way of life too much. Because she’d either be a cook, a farmer or a greenpeace activist then, in a very cute fashion and with the air of an angel, that is. She’s our pumpkin (pie), of course (approaching Halloween adds to this!), muffin,  cutie-pie, sweetie-pie, sugar-pie,  noodle,... yeah, we are in favour of pies here, I guess.  Maybe we should have gone to a cake shop for more baby name inspiration and taken more terms of endearment home, together with a cake.

And we like cute animal names for her: honey bee, bumble bee, little bunny, little mouse, our little angle, there are more, some are silly to senseless, some others are pretty obvious, like baby, babykin, and then don't forget Mathilda gets all the cuddly names in German too. :-D


But there is more; variations of her first and second forenames, and I actually do use Mathilda/Tilda/Tildy, too when I talk to her. Uhm, I learn to love the shorter version of Mathilda more and more! (especially at night, when I am almost asleep while nursing the easiest forms are just right, not more than five letters then, if possible!)
Hubby has been overheard using dumpling on Mathilda, which I thought was used for fat babies only, therefore I wouldn’t use that one, because she is not fat. But hubby said it can be used for all babies, so I could live with it. Nevertheless, I am going to verify this with a more reliable native English speaker, who is n o t out for mischief in some moments. Then again, hubby also uses princess for Mathilda, and he definitely is going to spoil her when she is older, so maybe dumpling is ok, as he wouldn't use anything too cheeky, would he? (If I brought this topic up again, he'd play the inscrutable-card and leave me in the dark, just for the fun of it)

Oh hey, and Mathilda is my little cinnamon bun, too. We use English and German, and I like cinnamon buns, no matter what language. :) The German version ‘Zimtschnecke’ is about the food. But it also has the animal-word 'Schnecke' (snail) in it. In its minimising form, 'Schneckchen', works out as super cute for female babies, and therefore Mathilda has heard that one as well. Often. :)

Talking to her is great fun, I can speak and touch her and see what she does. In some moments she opens a sleepy eye and sort of blinks a little, and even moves her head a little in my direction. 


cinnamon bun = Zimtschnecke (German)


Schneckchen (a little, cute snail/slug)



Oh no! She talks about sleep again! Run! :)
I know, it is a recurring topic. If you have a little one and nurse her day and night, it is perfectly alright not to see every visitor and sleep instead! Maybe this is not always easy, but when you look like a ghost due to a sleepless night/day, it is good to have a husband who sends you to bed, visitors or not. Hubby has done that more than once (protective like a bodyguard) and even though I was a little embarrassed when it happened, it turned out that everybody understood this perfectly well. And I was so grateful to get this little extra rest as well, and knew hubby was right. --->If mommy is cranky due to lack of sleep, nobody is happy here. 



I am feeling really bad, because I am not reading and commenting as before, but I still have hope that I can do better again ... up to that time I wish everybody a great week!

8 comments :

  1. Hi Nina,
    Glass to hear you're doing well :-) The names we come up with for babies do border on ridiculous, no matter what language you speak. But that's as it should be because they are ridiculously adorable creatures! Don't feel bad about not reading or commenting on blogs, please. Sometimes living takes precedence over writing :-)

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  2. Hi River, I think that we are all doing pretty well here, sleepy, but well! You are absolutely right about the names, some are definitely ridiculous, but I love that, giving Mathilda all the cute names, and that is now, when her reactions are not even as strong as they will be a few weeks onwards. :) I'd love to blog more again, but currently this is out of the question. LoL, life has hit us in the best way, so maybe I should not object at all. Thank you for being there,

    hugs

    Nina

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  3. Hi Nina,

    Aww, this is cute :) it's amazing how many different names we can come up. Babies just bring it out in us with their cuteness :(

    Glad to hear you are all doing well and please don't feel bad about reading and commenting.

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. Hi Roz, I love giving Mathilda all the cute names, it absolutely helps a lot to brighten my day/night. :) Reading and commenting is something that I do enjoy a lot, too but currently more is just not possible for me, as I am kept pretty busy with our Schneckchen and do sleep otherwise. Hey, but I have no more trouble sleeping at all! I can do that whenever I get the chance, so, in a way, it's an improvement, isn't it?

      hugs

      Nina

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  4. My Mom started calling our oldest yellow bird, because he had jaundice. Little bird stuck with him for quite a while. Don't worry, the nicknames die down eventually ( meaning dumpling won'd be around forever). Then again there are some people that are just PRONE to nicknames. I honestly think I have about 8 in use for MYSELF, and our youngest son seems to have carried on the tradition. He has about 5 different ones so far from family and friends!

    Don't worry about us. Enjoy your time and SLEEP that is more important than our troubles. LOL. We'll be here when you have the time

    love
    willie

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    1. Hi Willie, yellow bird sounds funny, but I like little bird better. That’s cute. Hmm, somehow I never got more than two nicknames and I got those from hubby. Coming to think of it, hubby has a few more from family and friends. But you are absolutely right, some are prone to have a lot of them. Mathilda is doing well and this is just so awesome, and we do enjoy this more than I can ever express. And I get some sleep. Sleeping is easy now, anytime, any place, … but never more than two hours in a row. :) I’ll try to keep up with you and the others, and I am happy that you are so understanding. Thank you and …

      big hugs

      Nina

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  5. Oh my gosh, Nina, I've been away, and you had your baby girl!!!! Aaaaah!!! I'm SO HAPPY for you, and, believe it or not, I was thinking about you and your new baby while I was away from Blog Land. I told my husband, "It's so crazy--I've never even met this woman, but I'm thinking of her and I'm so happy for her!"

    I'm sure you will come up with many fitting nick names for your Tilda (love that one). I have to tell you, there was a movie that came out when I was young, called "Matilda," and I looked EXACTLY like the main character in the movie. All of my sister's friends called me Matilda for a while because of it.

    I digress. I am so happy for you, and I wish you some MUCH needed sleep. You deserve it, momma!

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    1. Hi Autumn, there has been so much good going on here, Mathilda is there! Yay! Thank you, I am glad that you are back. Hey, I know that movie. That Matilda was extremely cute, too, so you must have been super cute then. Wait, if I started calling you Matilda, I’d be too confused, but your sister’s friends had an excellent taste in lovely names, I think! :)

      We are so happy about having Mathilda and this is our wish come true. LoL, sleep is an issue again for me, but not because my body won’t sleep, on the contrary, I could sleep all the time, but Mathilda tells me not to. I am not completely exhausted yet and can still smile about it, because there are some unbelievably cute moments with her, even in the earliest morning hours.

      hugs

      Nina

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