"An unusual kid"

You simply never know what Addison is going to say these days. Here is one of the latest conversations we had with her......

Duke to Addison: "Addison, what is your name?"
Addison to Daddy: "My name is Addison Lee Skalon"
Duke to Addison: " If your name is Addison, why do people call you Addie?" "Do you have two names?"
Addison to Duke: " Humm...(long pause)...(slowly placing your finger to her lip, as in deep thought)..."Yep! I'm just an unusual kid!"

A few days later, Addison was in the childcare room at church and a little girl was climbing up onto something. Her Mom happened to be working childcare that night so she called the little girl by all three of her names (first, middle, last) in order to get her attention. When we picked Addison up that night, Stacy was laughing so hard at Addison and explained she had a story for us. Addison heard her call Ayla by all three of her names and asked Stacy why she called her that? Stacy explained to Addison why she had used all three of Ayla's names and then proceeded to ask Addison what her name was. Stacy said she completed expected Addison to say, "Addison Skalon" and move on but instead she got this reply:

"My name is Addison Lee Skalon. Or sometimes Addie Skalon, or sometimes Addison Lee, or sometimes Addie, or sometimes just Addison."

Stacy said Addison was so serious in what she was telling her that she was cracking up. I explained the conversation we had with her a few days prior and the fact that Addison blurted out all of her names/nicknames made a little bit more sense to her then. Guess Addison just wanted to make sure she had all of her names covered. :)

I have to admit, as crazy as the age three can be...it sure is amusing!