Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Nursery Theme Decision

Mrs. Undaground and I have discussed it, and we've decided on a nursery theme for Baby Wattsizname.

This was not an easy decision. There was definitely some back-and-forth involved with the whole process. Here's how the conversation went:




I am Dad.
I am Dad.
Dad-I-am.

I do not like those nursery walls,
I do not like those themes at all.

Would you like them Mighty Mouse?
Would you like them Mickey Mouse?

I do not like the Classic Pooh.
I do not like Hot-Air Balloons.
I do not like the Jungle Scene.
I do not like the Lion King.
I do not like the Peter Pan.
I do not like them, Dad-I-am.

Could we paint some baseball jocks?
Could we paint some boats and docks?

Not baseball jocks.
Not boats and docks.
Not Mighty Mouse.
Not Mickey Mouse.
I would not paint them Classic Pooh.
I would not paint Hot-Air Ballooons.
I would not paint them Peter Pan.
I do not like them, Dad-I-am.

Would you? Could you?
Trucks and Cars?
Paint them! Paint them!
Here they are.

I would not,
could not,
Trucks and Cars.

You may like them. You will see.
You may like some bumble bees!

I would not, could not bumble bees.
Not Trucks and Cars! You let me be.

A train! A train!
A train! A train!
Could you, would you,
paint a train?

Not paint a train! Not bumble bees!
Not trucks and cars! Dad! Let me be!

Could you, would you, paint a zoo?
Would you, could you, paint it blue?

I could not, would not, paint a zoo.
I will not, will not, paint it blue.

I do not like that Dr. Seuss!
I do not like him. He's no use.

You do not like him.
So you say.
Try him! Try him!
And you may.
Try him and you may, I say.

Say!

I do so like that brilliant plan!
Thank you! Thank you, Dad-I-am!



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will the baby talk in rhyme??
Will he do it all the time??
Can we teach him? Will this reach him
What a plan!! You're the man!!
Way to go, Dad I am!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

"......And I hope their first child be a masculine child...."

Congrats on the boy and good theme for the room. However I would have preferred a Bon Jovi/Springsteen theme.
Colin

The Undaground said...

Thanks Colin.

This will make you happy, then. We're making a crib from the skeleton frame of a burned out Chevrolet. I'm also guessing that our changing table will be slippery when wet.