Tuesday, July 18, 2017

2.02: Moody Toddler


Hi! I'm back from vacation! It was awesome -- even with the stalker-ish  security at the last casino we stayed at.

My predictions were correct. I hardly touched my computer and my phone. The desert does not make for very good reception. So it's been a week since I played Sims, and a week since I've done any real writing -- this'll be nice. Annd it's official: I am terrible at NaNo stuff and will never actually hit any word count goal I set for myself. (I say, as if there's not still nearly half a month left.)

Last time: BABY! Terrible hospital practices!

Let's get into this session!


Okay, so this is the only one I took a picture of, but every sink in the house breaks at least twice throughout this session.


Kristi is still in the cradle, and somehow more cute while in it than any infant I've had in any Sims game.


Yoga~




I love this family.

Also, obligatory gardening shot. XP


DAYTON!






How freakin' cute!

Way to make me sad you weren't alive to meet her, you asshole.


Noo, Carmeloooooo. We only have one required child this gen. Why are you -- okay. If Cayla wishes to try for another before her Adult birthday, I'll grant it. Sound fair? (His whim disappears after I reopen the save because of a thing, but I'll stick to this. It's been ages since I've played a household with only one kid.)



1) It's official. Kristi has everyone in the household completely enamored.

2) Age up cuddle! Grandma does the honors!



She is adorable.


The first thing she does is go out to the living room to make a mess. ._.


Meet little Kristi MacDermott, our Independent toddler.


Taking a nap.

Not shown through the rest of this session: how often she's curled up in bed. If she's not sleeping, she's eating, and occasionally she plays at the Lego table.

Her energy goes down faster than any other Sim I've ever played.




She also really loves her grandmother. :)


It took me a while to notice that this changed from a castle to a town front. It's gotta be doing this by itself. My Sims don't spend any time at this table to change it.


Angry because she's hungry.





Her expressions change so quickly!

She's angry because of hunger. She's happy because food. She's sad because of a potty accident. And happy because food again.

Adorable.



Carmelo tries to comfort her while she's sad and angry and gets pushed away.

Poor Daddy.


After she's gotten some sleep, she lets Grandma hug her.





Then they play.

Eibhlin has that moodlet that talks about how big a toddler's getting -- no, she's not been a toddler more than a couple days. Your back hurts because you're old now, sweetheart.


Eibhlin does some feeding of the toddler while I make Cayla do some gardening. Eibhlin's a little over 90 days old now. It's just a matter of time before she won't be around to take care of it anymore.


Couch naps!


And promotion! Carmelo is now a Field Agent!\


Ah, no! Don't burn to death, Carmelo!


Yay, Cayla!


Annd we need piano skill for work -- she's been due for a promotion for the last like, three days. It's only this one skill point keeping that from happening.

But. Gonna end it here for now.

Next time: Maybe Kristi's birthday? Almost definitely saying goodbye to Eibhlin -- I got her notification near the end of this session. :( Maybe another baby? We'll see!

See ya later!

Friday, July 7, 2017

2.01: Where'd the Doctor Go?


Hi, hi!

I just had a very tearful heart to heart with my mother, so now Imma play Sims until I can't keep my eyes open. Nope! It has now been a couple days since I started this post -- and it was a lot harder to stay awake than I was expecting -- and Camp NaNo is a thing now. Also family members. And work.

Dear god I am never going to get past gen two at this rate.

Last time: Carmelo moved in, married Cayla, and Cayla got pregnant. And we found out it's another case of massive age gap between heir and spouse. -_- I will try not to make this a theme.

Let's see what today brings!



Carmelo ages up to Adult!


Eibhlin gardens.

I wonder what it's like to be in the same life stage as your son in law?

Then Eibhlin aged up to Elder Then my laptop screwed up so bad I had to shut down without saving, so hold on . . . .


Who changed it this time? Or does it do that by itself?


Oh, look, it's Eibhlin's birthday!


What a pleasant old lady.


The brothers-in-law finally get to talking.


Baby bump growth!



The MacDermott women. <3


Look who came over!

And yes, I did give her a minor makeover. Couldn't resist.

Also, side-eying baby brother like whoa.


Eibhlin catches up with her middle child.

Full disclosure here: I totally created a husband for her in CAS and gave them a toddler daughter. Her name's Amelia and she's adorable.


This is Angel Ramesh -- that really cute teen from ages ago! She's a YA now, and yes I made her over as well shh.


Gettin' them as friendly as possible so when he ages up they can go right into the romance.



Gardening!



Arvin's birthday!


Promotion! Cayla's now a Serious Musician. Very nice.


Aww. Damn. She was on her way to bed, too.


OH! Baby!


. . . Men.


Is this normal hospital procedure? Leave the lady in labor standing at the check in counter for ages?



The anxious look continues to the second generation . . .


Annnd the doctor left after a few seconds. Uhm. What.


We must have come in the middle of a shift change or something -- what the hell.


Back home!

Damn.

The goal was to get birth certificates for every kid of every generation -- but then, I already accidentally deleted the first three kids', so.


Annd it is . . . .


A girl!

Meet Kristi MacDermott, everyone!


She's welcomed by her parents and her uncle. D'aww.



Here's Grandma!


Oh, look who's back!


Smooches!



They're going steady!



Annd trying for baby -- twice so that it maybe takes? Will have to check back with them in a few Sim days.

Then Arvin's moved out and into Angel's house, where they will live happily ever after.


Heyy, Carmelo's finally getting around to meeting his mother-in-law!

My Sims never talk to anyone they live with. They have the exact opposite problem I have.


D'aww. Cuddle your baby girl.

. . . Cayla's gonna have to be the stricter parent, isn't she? Kristi's already got you wrapped around her little finger.


Oh, oh! Look at the new nursery! (Featuring Cayla's promotion reward: the little trophy on the desk.)

The pink doesn't clash too badly with the yellow, does it? I think it's a cute little room.

But! Imma have to end this here. It is after 1:30 in the morning, and I am working all day long, so.

Next time: Kristi's Toddler birthday! Music! Gardening!

However, it may be a while, as I am traveling out of town/state for a week and some change ~~because Imma be 21~~ and god knows if I'll actually open the game while I'm gone. So, uhm. Next post will be after the like, 18th, probably?

So!

I willlllllll see you in about two weeks!