Kathryn. Real.

The following nicknames are used with frequency around these parts:
For Iris 

From Iris 2-3 months

Madam fussyfuss
Madam Magilicutty
Madam Frothingslosh
Miss Monkey
Little Miss Miss
Little Magoo  (I love you, little Magoo, with a love so rare and true, ah-oh little, my little Magoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo, oh well I love you gal, yes I love my miss Magoo)
For Ellis 

From 2009_06_30

Buddy (and all variations thereof)
Little dude
Little Man
Monkey
Batman
MacGruber
Superhero Ellis

What about you? What nicknames do you call your kids?

The four of us lounged in bed for over an hour before getting up.

The sun shone bright and hot, streaming in through the windows.

We filled countless pink water-balloons (or bawaterloons) during breakfast.

I painted a heart on the window sill especially for him during pre-school parent volunteer day.  Kent and I sung together while we worked.

Back home we found him still in his water wings, still excited about the new kiddie pool.

Our girl, she seemed to have grown into a proper pudgy baby in our absence.  We marveled at how big she was.

We ate veggie dogs, fresh guacamole, watermelon and ice cream sandwiches outside for dinner.

Iris laughed her first laugh, and everyone was there to hear it.

The boys camped in the backyard with comic books and light sabers.

I felt overwhelmed with gratitude and amazed that I get to live this life.