Greetings.
Throughout Anderson's short-filled life, Natalie and I have had nicknames for him. I believe "Munchkin" started the trend, followed by the short, cute form of "Munchie". This technique is similar to the adding of "Y" to the end of names that is popular with 3-year olds and Southern stock car drivers. Natalie calls him "Mr. Man" on occasion and I'm more frequently calling him "Grumpy".
A new nickname has surfaced. Recently, Anderson has developed the eating habits of most frequenters of Dunkin Donuts, as he just doesn't seem to ever get enough. Bottle feedings of pumped breast milk entertains beyond belief. Well ... maybe more so for me as I'm a new parent. First, he grunts like Mike Tyson at a spelling bee when he's hungry, which is just about anytime that he's not sleeping. When the bottle is taken away to burp him, Anderson scowls and looks at you like he's "The Gooch" from "Different Strokes".
2 legends. Like Redford and Hoffman, it just doesn't get any better than this.
There just aren't enough Different Strokes references in the world, are there?
The end result of this is that Anderson has just weighed in at 9 pounds. This is a gain of over 1 pound in a week. Hence the new nickname, "Chubster". Nothing like giving as kid a complex early in life, eh? Here's hoping that these pictures of Chubster fit into your computer window ...
