=====Claire's Names=====
We have given Claire more names than just her legal ones, and we thought we would share.

Claire - Her first given name.  It is the middle name of Jeri's Grandma Alice and Great Grandma Lehmann\\
Isabel - Her middle name.  It is the name of Randy's Great Grandma Peterman\\
Peterman - Her surname.  A relic of the oppresive patriarchy inherent in the system.\\
Blossom - Her alias.  Given to people who asked what her name would be before she was born.\\
Buttercup - Another alias.  See above.\\
Princess - More of a title than a name.\\
Eclaire - When she is wrapped up for bed she is an Eclaire - a fluffy covering over a sweet center.\\
Pumpkin - A pet name chosen for its trauma potential when she is a teenager.\\
Aboborinha - The way you say "Little Pumpkin" in Portuguese\\
Froggie - Mostly due to some very cute frog clothing sent to us by kind people.\\
Camel - Her spirit guide (Claire spits up a lot).\\
Precious - Lord of the Rings reference.\\
Claire Bear - It has assonance, and she is the child of a bear (Randy).\\
Claire Bell - A contraction of her middle name.\\
Monster - She is sometimes a fun (Sesame Street-type) monster.\\
Flesh-render - A name gained when teeth first appeared; ask Jerusha for more details.\\
Little girl - A descriptive diminutive.\\
Sweetie Pie - She __is__ sweet - sometimes.\\
Stinky-cat - Self explanatory.\\
Stink-o-potamus - Once again, self explanatory\\
Grouchy-cat - See above.\\
Whiney-cat - Claire has learned (in August 2005) how to whine.  An example, translated from baby language: "But I __like__ to bite!"\\
Munchkin - Another diminutive\\
Mr. Burns - added by a rude hacker, but we will keep it because we like him anyway, and we like The Simpsons.\\
Boo, or Boo Boo - A noise she makes, a cute diminutive, a game she likes to play, Boo Radley, and the bear famous for being Yogi's sidekick, Boo Boo.\\
Bot, as in Claire Bot - We have no idea about the origin of this one - we just started calling her Bot one day and it stuck.\\
Agent of entropy - Claire is rapidly becoming an accomplished agent of entropy.  More of a job description than a name.\\
Izzy - A contraction of her middle name that appeals to Jeri.\\
Ding Dong - This makes sense if you pronounce her name "Claire is a bell"\\
Baby Claire - This is what Claire calls herself when she sees a picture or a reflection in the mirror.\\
Barnacle - Much like the infamous mollusk, Claire attaches herself to something and will not let go.\\
Critter - A description stolen from our friends Rob & Rachel Beall.\\