1) We must have chosen this theme because we believe we are having a boy. (This theory is championed by my mother.)
2) We chose this theme because we don't know the sex of the baby. (A theory pioneered by my brother Mike and friend Lisa.)
3) We chose the wrong theme because it will "scare" the baby.
Here's the story, beginning, middle and end of how we chose the theme.
1) Any child of my husband's will be a "wild thing" so for our first baby, there is no other choice.
2) We felt this was an appropriate theme for not knowing the sex of our baby and also considered an oceanic theme, a celestial theme, and a "Bug's Life" theme for the same reasons.
3) We love animals and with 2 dogs, we know the baby won't have a choice but to love them.
4) Maurice Sendak's book is a classic that promotes imagination, and as huge fans of children's literature, we felt this was a theme that shows our love of kid lit.
5) Mention to any preschooler that there is a "Wild Rumpus" about to start, and that child will know exactly what you are talking about. So, it will be popular with some visitors to the nursery as well.
My mother was the first to tell me that I might have a little girl who likes pink things. My response to that was simple. I would choose this theme regardless of knowing the sex of the baby or not. And, in a few years we will have a walking, talking toddler who will have plenty of opinions of his or her own (I mean, who are we kidding, this is my child we are talking about). And no matter what theme we choose, he or she might have ideas of his or her own that clash with that theme. We could be redoing this room no matter what.
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