We had a crisis with Gary today. Many of you may know that my daughter has a favorite beloved baby doll named Gary. A female baby doll named Gary. 
Here is a picture of Gary in case you are not familiar with her:
She is a water baby. For those not in the know about water babies, their insides are filled with water(heh. obvious, I know, but someone might’ve needed an explanation). Which is nice as far as squishly cuddlyness goes, but is not as nice when Gary’s neglectful mother (Allie)and grandmother (that’d be me) leave her in the car for the past two days when it was under 32 degrees.
I finally dug Gary out of my car. Sadly,her poor insides are solid ice. I hope she forgives her neglectful caretakers for their actions.
She is now an ice baby!
As long as I’m making a post revolving around a baby doll, I’ll keep rolling with it.
You see, Gary is quite the issue in our family. Many members of our family (in the in-law form) continuously rain on Allie’s parade by trying to teach her that Gary is boys name.
Big freaking whoop, I say.
If she wants to call the doll Gary, I let her call the doll Gary. It’s not like she doesn’t understand that boys and girls are separate entities. She knows. She just felt like naming Gary, Gary. But they can’t let it go. grrr..
Nevertheless, everyone keep Gary in your thoughts, as she is currently in a frozen state.
I LOL’d when I read this. What’s the back story behind Gary? Is there any particular reason why she named her baby doll by that name?
I think it’s perfectly fine that she named her girl baby a boy’s name. Who cares! I may be biased - afterall, Bobbi can be a boys name OR a girls name, depending on how you spell it!
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January 21st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Poor Gary. Maybe this could be an early lesson in looking after kids for your little one?
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January 21st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Poor, cold, frosty Gary. Don’t drop her- I bet she would break a toe.
January 21st, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Ice baby - ha ha! I hope she thaws out nicely. And I think she should be called Gary if that’s what your daughter wants to call her.
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January 21st, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Poor Gary! Interestingly, my son hasn’t really used many people names for his toys. He goes with names like Cutsiewannagodownthevent and Listen…
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January 21st, 2008 at 8:47 pm
LOL! I hope Gary thaws soon with no lasting damage.
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January 21st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Poor Gary! I’m with Bobbi, why did she choose the name Gary? That’s pretty funny. She’s so cute.
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January 21st, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I like Gary. It beats the heck out of some of the names I’ve heard recently! And I don’t see why she couldn’t pretend a babydoll is a boy baby if she so felt inclined. Why don’t they make them? (Aside from Cabbage patch kids)? I think it’s rather sexist. We’re supposed to teach our children a certain amount of gender neutrality & gender equality, so why aren’t there more boy babydolls??
Okay, I’m starting to get myself all worked up..
I’m going to research this issue.
Hope Gary thaws soon! You could always call it a ‘Snowbaby’ like those expensive figurines! lol
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January 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 am
Oh I hope for a speedy recovery for Gary. Maybe a nice drawn bath?
I can’t even imagine how hard that baby must be…
ps.. I love the name.. very different!!
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January 22nd, 2008 at 10:09 am
This story was too cute…I just had to leave a comment! Hope Gary recovers soon!! Have a great week. =]
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January 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 am
Can’t you just stick her in the microwave?
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January 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
How adorable! I love that she named her little dolly Gary. Hopefully the family will come around and get off her case ’bout the name! There’s nothing wrong with it.
Poor Gary though.. Hopefully she thaws out soon. I agree with Solomon Broad though. This could be an excellent lesson for your daughter to learn about little ones
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January 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Oh no! Wishing Gary a safe, and speedy thaw.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
oh poor gary!! my son has a stuffed bear that he named turkey!! only, turkey is much better taken care of!!! ahem…xoxox
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Good grief. Let her name the doll Gary. It’s not like she’s calling her Butch.
And, poor neglected Ice Ice Baby. Thanks for getting Vanilla Ice stuck in my head.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
At least her baby gets a real name. All my daughter’s babies are named for the color of their clothes. Green baby, purple baby, etc..
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January 22nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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January 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Oh, no. Poor Gary!
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January 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Poor Gary!
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January 22nd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
LOL. Poor Gary!!! And boo on the “it’s a boys’ name” haters… I applaud her creativity.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
lol. this made me laugh. poor gary though, never saw it coming ..i’m sure.
maybe you could put him in a warm bath, that’d thaw him out!
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
HA! Same thing happened to my daughters water baby last winter here in Colorado! Although, we found her before she froze solid, so she was a “Slush Baby”.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:49 am
Har! LOVE the name Gary! She is unique! Glad to hear she is finally thawed out.
My daughter still has her little stuffed dog that once had a water tummy (when it was bought over 10 years ago). The water eventually evaporated and the pup simply has an air-bag tummy now. But she still loves that puppy.
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January 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
Poor Gary…now a baby popsicle. I’d say her name is the least of her problems then : ) Seriously though, my daughter has just started this doll thing and just today I removed 2 dolls from the car because the buildup is getting nuts. Plus, she wants to take them with her everywhere and I know if she loses it she will be heartbroken.
Cute post!
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January 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
I say if a snail can be named Gary (spongebob, but of course you knew that), a doll sure as hell can too. Whew, when you mentioned Gary was left in the car, I had images of what happens to soda cans left in the fridge: Exploded Gary.
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January 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
oh, that’s horrible….i shouldn’t be laughing at your family crisis…but i am!
seriously, they don’t like that she named her doll Gary??? seriously? who cares? my friend’s daughter named her doll Hakuna Matata. so there!
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January 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Hehehe! My officemate has an aquarium that started off just having a beta, but then his wife decided it needed a snail to help eat off the algae, so she brought the beta (named Alpha Beta - clever, huh? Yeah, I won the naming contest) a snail and named it Gary - as in SpongeBob Squarepants. “Gary” laid eggs a few months later and it was only when we brought in a “male” snail we named “Sally” that the eggs were actually fertilized. How’s that for gender confusion?
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January 24th, 2008 at 10:49 am
And what’s going to happen when Gary grows up? Is she going to be frigid?
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January 24th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Sorry. I just had to.
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January 24th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Great site, am glad that Gary has thawed out. He will be fine. As a Grandma of many, take my word for it. As long as your little one is happy with her doll’s name that is all that matters.
Now, I am off to give you my vote!
Good luck and keep blogging
Gig
January 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
My kids gave things the strangest damned names when they were little. A stuffed tiger named None (Nun? Who knows really). A veeeerrrrrry tiny insect of unknown species was called Cocktashow (?????) and a stuffed cat was called Burger.
January 25th, 2008 at 5:08 pm