Dear Livia,<\/p>\n
One of your nicknames is Noodle. I call you Noodle as often as I call you Livia, probably more. But it’s a silly nickname, and someday you might wonder where it came from. Well, I’ll tell you.<\/p>\n
I have a habit of transmogrifying names. I picked up this habit from my parents (and it will be interesting to see if you and Marshall inherit it from me!). I’ll play with any name, even names of stores and products, but the names of pets and people nearest and dearest to me are the most fun.<\/p>\n
In your case I probably started with “Little Girl,” which became “Girly Girl,” then “Goo-Goo,” followed by “Goo,” and then “The Googer” and “Goo Girl.” After that came “Noodle,” and I’m trying to halt the transformation there, though it’s threatening to morph into “Doodle” any day now. I like Noodle as a nickname, and even your dad uses it now. I’ll do my best to keep it.<\/p>\n
So that’s the story. But when other people ask about the name, I tell them that I call you Noodle because you’re tall and thin. It may not be the true story, but it probably sounds more reasonable!<\/p>\n
Love,<\/p>\n
Mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Livia, One of your nicknames is Noodle. I call you Noodle as often as I call you Livia, probably more. But it’s a silly nickname, and someday you might wonder where it came from. Well, I’ll tell you. I … Continue reading