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July 2011 Moms
staticgirl77
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What will/does your LO's call their grandparents?
staticgirl77
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I think my parents are going to be GG and PaPa. I think Tony's parents are going to be MiMi and PopPop. There are no grandkids on his side yet, so they don't have a name, and GG and PaPa is what my nephew will call my parents so that seemed like a given. My sister will also be called Nonnie, since we are really close and see each other all the time. 
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Re: What will/does your LO's call their grandparents?
I've noticed it to be a current trend to refer to Grandparents as something other than the obvious. That being said, we're keeping it old school and calling them 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa'.
DS calls my parents May May and G-Daddy. G-Daddy started out as a joke, but then DS caught on to it and now it is for sure what he calls my dad. Ha!
He's also came up with a cute name for my grandma, who I call Nana. He calls her NaNee. It's the sweetest thing to hear!!!
He calls MHs parents MaMa, like Maw-Maw, and Papa.
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DH's dad is G-Daddy too! So funny! His mom is Nana.
My parents are Granny and Pappy.
I asked my mom what she wanted to be called. She was so cute, she said I don't care, I've been waiting so long to be a grandma, it doesn't matter! Aww, she is so excited.
DH's parents just became grandparents last July so my niece isn't calling them anything yet, but I'm not quite sure what they are going by.
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My parents: Meme and Geeps (this morphed from G-pa)
ILs: Oma and Opa. We're not German btw.
This LO is the first grandchild for everybody, so this is a HUGE topic of discussion. So far, my dad has picked Java, which is a family nickname for him (we're a very Irish family, and he somehow gets a nice tan, so yes, it's derived from coffee) and my MIL has picked Nana.
FIL has suggested Sir, but I shot that one down pretty fast. My mom is still up in the air.
I also still have one grandparent- I call her Nanny, so LO will as well.
My mom is Grammy, stepdad is Pop. My dad is Papa Geoff, stepmom is Yaya (Greek for grandmother). His mom is MeMere, his dad is Pepere. Damn she's gotta lotta people who love her
Makes me so happy!!!!!
Edit: If you ask her, it's "Gammy and Pop" and "Pap and Ya", and "Emmy and Popeye" - I especially love the Popeye, LOL!
On my side: my mom will be Grammy and my dad will be Zadie because hes jewish.
On DH side: FIL will be Grandpa SMIL YiaYia shes greek and i'm not sure on my MIL yet we're not that close so it hasnt been reallly discussed
My parents are already Gram (that was what my mom's grandmother was) and Poppy...they picked those out themselves for my niece almost 10 years ago.
My Mom was going to be Nana (and its how we refer to her in pictures), my Dad is Grandpa, MIL is Grandma, FIL is Grandpa or we just started Grandpa John since she has 2 Grandpas and she sees my Dad more. Her great Grandma is Mimi because that's what Mimi was used to from her granddaughters (MH always called her Grandma). My grandparents are GG and Fad (Fah-d) because Grandmother thought GG was a great way to shorten up Great Grandmother and my Grandfather was called Fad by my cousins (my cousin L couldn't say grandfather when she was little).
My Mom's cousin is sort of her surrogate local Grandma and she just calls her Ruth. My sister she used to growl at when she was a toddler (that is literally how they'd greet each other) and now she's just Aunt Bridget.
DD1, Kathleen 9/15/2007
My MIL will be Nonna. (Italian heritage)
My mother will be Omi which I hate because she felt Oma was too formal. We aren't German by the way. She chose this 9 years ago when my niece was born because she didn't want anyone to know she was a Grandma.
This. EXACTLY.
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I also don't understand it, all my grandparents were Gramma *first or last name* and Grandpa *first or last name*. However, my husband's MIL is from the south and they have used the Mah-maw and Pah-paw for generations, so that's what our LO will call his side.
Though, my mother can't go with Gramma Mel, as that's her mother's title from myself and my siblings. So I guess we have to do something a little different.
My mom and MIL are both named Jane. My mom is "GJ" for "Grandma Jane" and my MIL is "Nana Jane" (my BIL and SIL both have kids so her name was picked long ago).
My dad is "Bop" which is how DD said "Grandpop" and it stuck. My FIL is "Grampy Dave"
On DH's side it'll be Grandma and Grandpa.
On my side we'll be continuing the tradition that's been passed down through my Dad's side and calling my parents Nana and Papa (plus it's their second grandchild so it's already been established).
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My parents will be Por-por and Gung-gung (Chinese).
DH called his grandparents Nana and Opa, but Opa was only because one of his cousins couldn't pronounce Papa. So I assume it be something along those lines. Not really sure.
My LO already has lots of Grandparents, so were limited (since both our parents are first time grandparents). My grandparents are Grammy & Pop-Pop, H's Grandparents are Grandpa, & Nana & Pop and his great Grandmother is Memmy.
I believe my MIL will be Grandma (at least that's what the dog calls her or Gma) and my FIL will probably be Grandpa too (the dog calls him Neighbor, so that won't suit haha). I'm not sure about my parents, as they haven't picked yet. My step-Dad will probably be Pop-Pop (all my grandfathers were Pop-Pop), but I'm not sure about my Mom she hasn't decided yet.
I must agree with the changing of the 'traditional' grandparents names. My one cousin called her grandparents Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop, however her kids now call their great grandparents Nana and Pop, and call her Mom, Mom-Mom. To me that's just dumb. Both of my Great Grandparents were Nanny & Pop-Pop and I was the first great grandchild and I always called them Nanny & Pop-Pop we didn't 'make up' new names!
My parents: Yia Yia & Papou
His Parents: Grandma & Grandpa
My parents are "Ga-Ga" (which my husband hates, but my 3.5 year old nephew has been calling her this forever) and "Papa"
We haven't really discussed the ILs yet and this is the first grandchild on that side, so we will see. Probably Grandma and Grandpa if my DH has it his way.
My grandmas (LOs great-grandmas) are "Gammy Lou" and "MawMaw Skippy"
My nephew calls me "Bo-Bo" (my name is Michelle...?) which he has done since he was barely 1 year old. My husband also hates this, but his attempts to change it has not worked yet.
My parents: Nana and Tata
ILs: MIL and her husband will be Grandma and Grandpa Last Name. FIL will be simply Grandpa.
My mom will be Grandmama & my stepdad Grampa. My grandparents are Memere & Gramps, and Grammy Nan & Grampy Carl.
H's dad will be Papa or Pop and his stepmom MuuMuu (moomoo, Finnish) and his mother we aren't sure on yet.
My parents are already grandparents to my nephews, so they'll stick with Baba (its Slovak) and Grandpa - which is what I called my grandparents on my mom's side (never knew my dad's parents).
My in-laws are first time grandparents, and they want US to pick their names. I think that's weird, I think they should choose it. MH called his dad's father 'Gramps' and his mom's mom "Mom-mom"...so I suspect his parents will adopt those.
This. My MIL tried to dub herself "Nana" when our nephew was born last year, but we've told both sets of parents that everybody will be Grandma/Grandpa Last Name. That's the way it was for me growing up, and DH says that's what he's always called his grandparents too, even though his mom tried to call his g-parents Nan and Pap! LOL I guess it's been a long-time struggle.
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