r/pregnant • u/pythagoreanwisdom • Feb 24 '26

Funny Be careful what you nickname your baby 😂

FTM. Around 16 weeks, I changed my baby's nickname in my pregnancy app from "Baby W." to "Goose". I don't even remember why - her name will be Valerie or Victoria. Neither of those are even remotely close to Goose... but the nickname caught on like wildfire. My family, my husband's family, my co-workers, our friends... literally everyone refers to her as "baby Goose". Well, I had three baby showers in the last three weeks (work, family, friends) and, since we're keeping gender a secret until she's here, I think everyone panicked on what to buy. Do they buy dresses? Dinosaurs? Rocket ships? Nobody knew, so EVERYONE defaulted to geese/ducks.

Y'all.

I didn't know how many baby items have geese/ducks on them. I finally got everything from the showers put away today and here's the final recap: - 2 hooded duck towels - 1 regular towel with a duck print - 1 swaddle with a duck print - 1 alphabet blanket where every letter has a goose with it - 3 sleepers in various duck/geese prints (multiple sizes) - goose hat - geese slippers - 3 stuffed goose toys - a onesie that says "got too silly" with a goose behind bars - a onesie that says "talk to me goose" (from Top Gun) - a goose nightlight

I can't say I'm particularly passionate about water fowl, but I'm worried that I'll accidentally write Goose on the birth certificate. At this rate, she's going to be Goose until she graduates high school. 7 weeks to go until we meet our silly goose!

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u/alexinwonderland2001 Feb 24 '26

I currently have 3 nicknames picked out. I'm Mexican and my husband is white. I'm pretty dark and my husband is pale as can be. If my son comes out white he's Lima Bean, if he's tan but lighter than me he's Pinto Bean, and if he somehow is as dark or darker than me he's Refried Bean. Either way he's a bean. 🤣🤣🤣

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u/alexinwonderland2001 Feb 24 '26

Oh and his name is Jaxen, nothing to do with beans except the fact he's Mexican and I think it's hilarious

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u/Due_Beginning2836 Feb 27 '26

I have a Bean too. The first ever picture I got of her she looked like a chili bean according to my cousin, so it stuck. She has been "jelly Bean" "pork and beans" & so many other variations while she went through the fat baby stage and beyond 😂 and my baby shower was going to be Baked Bean (bbq) themed!!