@garland, us too! Good luck to your D - GB still has time to wiggle itself into a more accommodating position.
We are now 21 days till my DIL’s due date and she’s feeling pretty good. Only complaint I heard on Sunday was that he “dropped,” so her heartburn is gone but she has to get up to pee every 2 hours. I told her he was conditioning her for overnight feedings! Today was the first of her weekly OB visits, but I haven’t heard any new news from the kids yet.
@shellfell – good to hear that; it’s certainly still possible. @runnersmom – sending lots of good thoughts!
S reported in…all good but doctor warned them to stay within an hour of NYC until he arrives. Wonder what she knows that we don’t!
Struggling with the fact SIL and D want us call our Gson BEAR.
I love his name, Benjamin. I just don’t feel like I can do this. Thoughts?
@oregon101 Maybe call him Benjamin Bear?
Thanks
I will give it a whirl! I am with him today and just realized I have not called him anything at all.
Or call him “B” and let his parents think it’s for Bear, while you think it’s short for Benjamin:)
I do not like nicknames, probably because I hated mine when I was growing up. I specifically named my D and S names that couldn’t really be shortened. They never really had nicknames until they were in high school when coaches/teammates gave them. D and SIL also chose a name for GS that can’t be shortened. I hope they do the same for #2.
@oregon101, I love the name Benjamin. Ben is good. I’m not a fan of Benjie. I wouldn’t want to call him Bear either.
I also am very reluctant to use nicknames and have never called our kids any. I actually said it was the wrong number when people called S and used a nickname because we always call him by his full name (scouts, sports and school shortened it without my realizing).
D is also her full name, but has and will answer to the rare nickname.
I would not call a child “Bear.” It is awkward when that’s what the parents request. I also love Ben and Benjamin. Dang—challenges of being a grand! We are pretty far from that (we think) as our kids are still single.
That said, one of my loved ones called her youngest S a whole range of nicknames. Somehow, it hasn’t scarred him at all and he is a very self-confident and wonderful young adult, was HS JR class president and got the president’s award from his HS (a major award). I don’t think any of his friends know the range of nicknames his mom used.
S1 has a four-syllable first name that I always used when he was an infant. I liked its formality. When he got to preschool, however, they decided to call him by its common two-syllable nickname. Sigh. I lost, and now he is the two-syllable name. There’s no going back.
S1 has a 2 syllable name that has a common one-syllable nickname. We always called him by his full name, but since 3rd grade, he’s preferred the nickname. We still call him by the full name, don’t really like the nickname, and he signs emails & cards to us with the full name. I still wince inwardly when I hear his wife, in-laws and friends call him by the nickname. We should’ve just given him a different name at birth.
@garland. D2 was transverse, never turned. I had a csection scheduled anyway. Worst outcome was the stretched out skin, I always looked 4 months pregnant and never got back to pre-pregnancy shape.
Nicknames: dentkids have simple first names; last name is difficult to pronounce and spell. Nephew is also a Benjamin, goes by Ben now; my sister flirted with Jamie for awhile but it never stuck.
I think that the parents rule in this situation, even if the grandparents don’t like the name. One of my grandchildren has a name that I’d prefer to shorten but the parents like the full name, so that’s what we call him. 
It almost certainly will be shortened when he’s older and in school. My other grandchildren also have names that can be shortened, and the parents have used the short form from day one. My husband has a three syllable name that has always been shortened to a one syllable nickname, other than by his mother who always used his full name. He has always preferred the shortened form.
Our granddaughter arrived this evening. 5 lb 10 oz, two weeks early. Unnamed yet! Mom and baby are both doing great. :::
:: and thankful. First little girl for us as we have three sons and one grandson. We are looking forward to this new adventure!
@VaBluebird Congratulations!
@VaBluebird, congratulations and welcome to your new granddaughter! My DIL is due on Tuesday…we’re on pins and needles here.
Congrats. Little girls are a lot of fun!
So happy for you, @VaBluebird! Happy, happy news!
Little girls ARE a lot of fun! Both of my sisters have granddaughters and I would be thrilled if our next grandchild (May 2019) is a girl, BUT we are only praying for a healthy baby.
Wishes for an easy delivery and a healthy baby, @runnersmom! So exciting!
I’d love my DIL to have a girl when she delivers in late January. But, I’ll get what I get, and I won’t get upset!
Congratulations! Our GD just turned 1 and we can’t wait to see her again at Thanksgiving.