Chapter 6 - Hatched, Matched and Dispatched.

Harry and Karyn had a very hectic week!

Immediately after they got home from Charlie and Shanita's wedding, Karyn's waters broke and she had to rush to hospital. She gave birth to a healthy little boy who they named Reece. This means it was time to roll for Generation 3, this is what I got:
Marital Status: Adoptive Single Parent.
Number of Children: 2 (again)
Primary Income: Law Enforcement (Super Spy)
Generation Goal: Do something Awesome!
More Fun: Hoarder (can't sell anything in Buy Mode once the heir comes into their inheritance when they age into a YA)

Figuring that Millie would probably stick around until she was at least 95-100 as most Sims do, so she could help babysit. Harry and Karyn almost immediately started trying for another baby. However, just after Karyn got pregnant for the 2nd time, disaster struck. Millie began to glow, and the Grim Reaper came to usher her soul into the other side

I say.... I appear to be glowing

(To be honest, I wasn't sorry to see Millie go, I wasn't very attached to her, she was just there to make money while I concentrated on her kids.)

Two days later, another boy was born to Karyn, this time they named him Alex (thats 4 boys on the trot now! I wonder if my "random gender" mod is actually working?) As Harry and Karyn were at the hospital bringing Alex into the world, Reece aged up into a toddler

Reece as a toddler, slightly worried that he is already bald by the age of 3... are we seeing a new line of Genetics?

After all tis excitement, Harry began to think about what to do with Millie's remains. As they already had a major building project underway, Harry decided that they couldn't afford to build a proper Graveyard, and so for now, Millies grave was placed at the furthest end of the garden.

Millies Grave looks so lonely there by itself....

I don't think Millie was very happy about this, as that very night she came back to haunt her descendants. (Try putting a toddler to bed when his cot is possessed by an angry Grandmother.... nightmare)

The next day, Karyn began to pursue her "career" of Adventuring. Unfortunately, she didn't really pack appropriately, and turned a heel in Egypt....

Next time, I'm bringing some sensible shoes!

(Note: After this, I realised I had nowhere to sell the Relics she had collected, as I couldn't drop things down the Inventory Hole due to "Hands Off" and the Consignment Store wouldn't accept Relics, therefore I decided that Karyn will be a stay at home mum. As far as I can tell there is nothing in the rules that says she HAS to make a living like that, just that she can't make a living another way)

Harry's Stylist job was now going very well, even his brother Charlie allowed Harry to give him a makeover when Charlie was promoted to Elementary School Teacher (Twallans Story Progression decided he should take after his mother.... no Neices and Nephews yet though)

 After this, there was a quick succession of birthdays, with Harry becoming a full Adult and Reece becoming a Child

Alex meanwhile, grew up into a toddler, and has inherited his mothers blonde hair

It seems that Karyn's Vegetarian Trait is working in her favour, as she actually regressed in age by about 13 days.... as a result, Harry became an Adult when she was only a quarter of her way through Young Adulthood again.

Im sorry to tell you, that after becoming a supposedly "fully mature" adult, Harry had a bit of a mid life crisis, and bought himself a motorcycle, supposedly for "getting around town quickly when visiting clients"

Its "For Work" honest

Luckily, not ALL of the family funds were squandered on the bike, and Harry finally finished the extension he had been working on. A fully self contained Studio Flat on the First Floor of the family house:

Well thats $10,000 we'll never see again....

Not much happened for the next week or so, until Reece and Alex again had their birthday's within a day of each other, Reece becoming a Teen and Alex becoming a Child

Reece seems to have inherited his fathers weight problems

I really love Alex's colour, it looks like EA came good on their promise on "proper Genetic Blending for different skin colours"

There were no problems for Reece in finding a girlfriend, his best friend from childhood, (who's name eludes me at the moment... something Greenwood will update this bit later) was just waiting for him to ask! So he did, they quickly fell in love and were inseperable.

RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! HE THINKS YOU HAVE COOKIES!

Lucky for him that he had found happiness, because Harry and Karyn had just informed him that Alex was the heir, (mainly because he looks just like a male Millie, and as the genetic line is going to die out next time (adoption) I felt it was fitting that it ends as it started. Also I feel a bit guilty for abandoning Millie, so want to make it up to her "male equivalent") and he would have to move out as soon as he hit Adulthood! Reeces Girlfriend immediately offered to let him move in with her when that day came, as long as he promised to do the honourable thing and marry her.

(Challenge Notes: Generation 2 Complete!
Marital Structure: Couple - check
Number of Children: 2 - Check
Generation Goal: Expansionist - Studio Apartment - Check
Misc Fun: Hands Off (still ongoing but so far check)

I already know what I am going to do for Alex's "Awesome" I am going to convert the back yard into a family graveyard, complete with all decorations etc.)

Next Time: Adoption. I WILL get a girl!