FMK - Room decorations

Monkeys or Ladybugs? Trains or Baseballs? Gender specific or gender neutral? So many options its sick. Really. The fact that we will soon have to decide on what your room will look like is maddening. It truly is. See, the walls are painted a deep brown. Like someone came over with a shit-ton of left over brownie batter and said hey, "these walls are naked. How about some batter?" But, truth be told, I love it. It's super rad. It's like the walls Willy Wonka would have in his house. And, it is neutral. We always planned for the "guest room" to be your room. Right from the start. But now that you are coming soon, like a summer blockbuster, we have decisions to make. Whatever we get will have to match the bedspread. This is what I have been told. Your dad has never been good at matching. I mix warms and cools apparently. And since the bedspread has a tree thing going on (don't worry, they are cool trees, very zen) our options are somewhat limited. Trees and planes do not match. Unless there was an accident and who wants to be reminded of that every night. That fact eliminates trains straight away as well. But, elephants would go nicely. I love elephants. They are my favorite big animal. They are really peaceful and awesome. But, most elephant stuff is blue and blue=boy. Why is that? Why are elephants a boy thing? What if both of you are girls? Does that mean no elephants? Monkeys always seem to be gender neutral. So that is probably what it will be. And make no mistake, monkeys are damn cute. They are like other peoples mischevious children. But why are they gender neutral? It might end up, if you are both ladies, with some ladybugs thrown in as well. Your mom has a thing for ladybugs or rather, they have a thing for her. They follow her. All the time. In places they should not be (like a seventh floor apartment). So they get a spot. But what else? And do you even care? I don't think you do. I do not envision a future time where one or both of you come to me and say. "Dad; fuck monkeys! You ruined my life! I wanted puppies!" So why is this such a big decision? I suppose we all have a desire for people to come to the house, and they will, and look at the room and remark upon its cuteness. To say wonderful things about what a happy and great place for a child to sleep. To think that we are caaring parents because we bought shit from the baby section. If I had my way, boys or girls, the walls would be pinstriped and there would be a Yankee Stadium facade boarder along the top. I would put up shelves of Yankee stuff, toys and memorabilia, to look at while you sleep. I'm the one who has to be in there, at random times of the day, taking care of you. It should be for me. The rest of the house is for me I know, but, that's how I feel. I would even concede to putting some Yankee PJs on a monkey. But no, the room will be set up like a magazine ad. Because it should. Because I do not want people to think I don't care because I really do. Because I want to be seen as a good dad who did right by his kids.
But mostly because I have looked and I cannot find a facade boarder ;)