Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt

All of our kids have little nicknames, but Sean's nickname just happens to be a little longer than most. On any given day we call him Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt, his nickname and real name all rolled into one. All moods and occasions seem to lend themselves to this nickname. We say this when we are cheerful, playful, and affectionate, but also call him this when we want him to come to us-and he is not listening and running in the opposite direction or when we are frustrated with him too, like when we busted him writing on himself, the table, and Erin's beloved fairy books yesterday.
As a kid, I always knew when I was in serious trouble when my mother would holler all three of my names-first, middle, and last. I knew that meant to attend to whatever my mother wanted, and to do it with great haste or suffer the consequences. I can't imagine the day when I would ever summons him to me by calling him by his real complete name of Sean Patrick Dermody, mad or not. For me, and our whole family, it has just become second nature to call him Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt.
Some of our friends and family already know that if you want Sean to hand over one of his beautiful little smiles then sing him that popular kids song, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, but do it Dermody style. It works almost every time.

Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.
Whenever we go out
The people always shout,
"There goes Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt."
da, da, da, da, da, da, da
Sean Patrick Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too...
(repeat as many times as you can stand it-we all have our limits!)