Anonymous wrote:Be the parent and call him Alex.

Or Sasha. But I agree with "be the parent." I don't allow my children to make big decisions.

So let your son call him Jump. You can call him Jump, too, if you want, but I would use it as a family nickname. And let it be organic. If it doesn't feel right after the baby is born, don't force it.

Alexander is one of those names that has a million possible nicknames. Why not just use one of those? He could be Al, Alex, Lex, Xander, Xan, Ander, etc. Lots of choices.

Anonymous wrote:Aren't all nicknames forced? Our DD has a long first name and we came up with a nickname for her when she was three days old and it stuck (think Betsy for Elizabeth or Peggy for Margaret - actual nick name but not the most common one). She calls herself that name and so does everyone else. It wasn't "organic" - we chose her name and her nickname!

Sure. Parents give their kids names and nicknames which are basically arbitrary. But this is a nickname chosen by a 3-year-old based on a book that he'll likely forget about in 6 months. It seems the parents want to have a cute a story (and it is cute) but in 10 years both kids will probably be embarrassed every time they tell it.

Be the parent and call him Alex.

As long as you give your second son the option to tell people not to call him that and he gets to make a nn for your older son. Jump is a strange nn imo. A cuter story is a friend couldn't say "Chuck" and instead called him "Tuck" and that has been his name for forty years. I think that is cuter than Chuck.

Aren't all nicknames forced? Our DD has a long first name and we came up with a nickname for her when she was three days old and it stuck (think Betsy for Elizabeth or Peggy for Margaret - actual nick name but not the most common one). She calls herself that name and so does everyone else. It wasn't "organic" - we chose her name and her nickname!

Keep it a nickname (and term of affection) for family-use only. Plus, it sounds like the name is temporary given that it's based on your 3 yr old's fav book.

My nickname is Summer because my two older brothers called me that in utero since I was due in the summer. I am still called Summer after some odd 30 plus years and have actually always been grateful for the nickname since there were hordes of Sarah's in my classes and now at work.

I like it, OP. Try it and see if it sticks!

Eh. It's cute - for now. But it's seems contrived and I'd be careful about forcing the nickname if/when your sons outgrow it. Especially when your younger son tells you he hates it.

I love it, but it seems a little forced to me. His actual nn may end up being something else. I had a friend who insisted on nicknaming his son "Skip" but it never really caught on and stuck. At 6yo, he is the only one who calls him that.

Anonymous wrote:That is some super-WASPy stuff right there. But if it means something to you, go with it.

haha I like it but I sort of agree. Only because the richest person I know has a family nickname ("Boom") He was the youngest brother and that's what his brothers called him. Go for it, see how long it sticks, it could be forever though (this person is 39, named Richard)

That is some super-WASPy stuff right there. But if it means something to you, go with it.

It's cute! One of my kids has a very strange nickname and people always ask us where it's from. It fits the kid so perfectly.

We have already chose a formal name for our soon-to-be second son named after a grandfather. We know we need a nickname (okay - the name is Alexander) and my older, 3 yr old son wants to call him "Jump" which is from one of his favorite books. We laughed about it but DS is insistent on calling him Jump so we started to refer to the baby in my tummy as Jump.

Seriously, how weird is it is we call him Jump?