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Amazing how time flies. We're already at the end of the April 2011 A to Z Blogging Challenge. I hope you've enjoyed reading my posts. I have saved the best for last.
If you have children, you might be familiar with Noggin. It is a cable television station for preschoolers. They are now Nick Jr., as in the Nickelodeon channel for younger kids. Both my girls watched Noggin growing up.
The picture above is of Zee, a silent bird who is the sidekick of Moose A. Moose. Zee only communicates by blinking her eyes and flapping her wings, yet Moose A. Moose seems to understand everything she's saying.
Zee is also the title of a book for preschoolers by Michael Gay. This book was released in 2003. In 2004, the book, Zee is Not Scared was released. Who knew you could have a book character named after the last letter of the alphabet?
Now, I would like you to meet my Zee. This is one of the earliest photos taken with a digital camera that we have of our beautiful daughter that I often refer to as the Lil Diva. She's probably close to a year there.
My husband has managed to nickname all the children and name most of our cats. He named our Maine Coon, Killer because the cat can't hurt a flea and he thought it would be funny. We have a Pixie-Bob that he named Stubby because of her short tail. And though the Lil Diva has grown from what you see above to what you see below, the nickname he gave her the day she was born has stuck.
Her middle name is Zoe, and he christened her Zee. She'll probably be Zee to us when she's 50. At least she didn't have my nickname growing up. That was embarrassing.
What was your nickname as a child? Have you nicknamed any of your kids?
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6 comments:
Ahhh, Noggin, I know it well. :-) And YOUR Zee is a super cutie!!
I didn't have any official nicknames as a kid. I notice now though that many people just call me V. I'm ok with that. :-)
My daughter also has a variety of nicknames, but the "official" one is "Monkey." If you saw her in action, you'd know, it just fits.
Happy Z day!! And here's a celebratory glass of bubbly for the final day of the challenge. :-)
Wonderful Z-post!
My dad called me Poocher. Out of the four of us kids (I'm the youngest), I'm the only one he gave a pet name to. He passed away in 1992 and, at some point in time, my brother remembered and started calling me Poocher sometimes to tease me. Secretly I like it, it reminds me of my dad...but I won't tell my brother. No matter how old we are, older brothers never quit teasing!
This one came out after my kids. They watched Blues Clues, Barney and Ants in Your Pants.
Thanks for the comments everyone. I especially appreciate those who stuck with me during the challenge. I've never done one of these before, so I wasn't sure how it would turn out.
Zee is definitely a main staple at our house - though not as much now, with my son, as when my daughter was young - Noggin was on all the time, lol.
What beautiful pictures of a beautiful daughter!!
My nickname growing up was Buckshot. It was given to me by my grandfather and is the best of all the nicknames I had. Thanks for sharing, and it's a pleasure to meet you post A-Z!
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