Buba
I’ve been calling my son Buba since the day he was born. I’m not sure why or how I determined that Buba would be my pet name for him, but it felt right. Of course, I do call him by his given name too. But until recently, I’d say 8 times out of 10, I’d call him Buba.
T calls him Bub sometimes, but most often uses his given name (which T chose). I don’t think it really bothered T that I call him Buba until Tiny started calling him Buba. Now, I don’t mind that Tiny calls him Buba (she can’t pronounce his given name very well), but it doesn’t sit well with T. So when Tiny says Buba, T will sort of correct her by repeating what she said, but replacing Buba with brother. Something like this:
Tiny: I see Buba running. Running fast.
T: Oh, you see brother running? Running fast?
I’m not sure how that makes the situation better. And I would rather that Tiny use Buba’s given name than call him brother all the time. So, I’ve decided to make it a point of calling Buba by his given name more often. But I’m not ready to give up Buba altogether. And I hope that’s okay.
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And to answer your question? Do YOU think they could handle it? LMAO…hahahah! 
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Maybe more importantly – what does B call himself? But in general I think I agree that it’s more fun to have more names. The only hard thing might be if he comes to think of his name exclusively as B and then you want to go back to his “real” name when he starts school.
Just my thought!
Just started following your adorable blog! I have nic-names for my twins too, and can’t wait too see what they will call eachother!
Is it better to call him “brother” – if your daughter is just copying what you say, it seems likely she’ll think THAT’S his name instead.
I think it is pretty cute that your daughter calls your son Buba. Then again, we’ll see how cute I think it is when my son starts calling my daughter “Bug” (the nickname I call her most).
My husband and I also have name differences for our son. I think it makes life more interesting
Why have 1 name when you can have a handful?