Rubber Duckies and Shower Games

Needless to say, we received a preponderance of rubber duckies at our baby shower yesterday. Did you know rubber duckies can be temperature sensitive, firemen, police officers, and even cows? One question: if a cow has a beak, what sound does it make? Mwuack? Quoo?

On another note: Kudos to creative friends who don't rely on the dreaded shower games to make people laugh and interact. No eating baby food or smelling diapers to win a prize. How about writing a nursery rhyme using a given word bank? (Ok, maybe it's not as fun for those non-English teachers out there, but I sure enjoyed seeing the poetic and linguistic side of my friends revealed--or not revealed, as the case may be.) Here are the nursery rhymes the two groups came up with....

Nursery Rhyme #1

There once was a woman named Deb,

whose crib was much more than a bed

She had a little cutie,

who wore little blue booties

Every time he cried louder,

she added more baby powder

She showed him she cared

by giving him a teddy bear

she read him a story book

and gave him a loving look.

Nursery Rhyme #2

Little Baby, we're off to the store

with your diaper bag and sippy cup

Hang on! there more!

Diapers for the doodoo pacifier for the screams

Bib for the spit up and music for sweet dreams.

We'll bring a stroller to carry it all

along with Rubber Ducky and Baby Doll

And now, little baby, we've come this far

But with all this, you won't fit in the car.

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