The Grove Legacy: Birthdays Galore! Ch. 8

Greetings and welcome back! Let’s get started!

I’ve been chugging away at work while Sean gets most of the time with our baby… He’s been promoted to Advice Columnist recently (lv. 4) -Not sure if I’ve already mentioned that. All these deadlines! When’s my vacation?!

I even missed our little angel’s Morphing Day into an infant! Ugh! She’s still calm and has my skin and hair but her Daddy’s eyes. She’s a dream but I miss her…

As jealous as I am of their time together, I’m grateful Sean stepped up to bat and is taking excellent care of our Harper. I’m definitely going to make it up to both of them. They are my world after all!

Suddenly more work was dumped on Sean, so we decided to hire a nanny. I’ve heard horror stories of bad nannies, so was relieved that Brandy McCartney is basically our answered prayers! Without prompting, she takes excellent care of Harper. Dammit! I’m starting to feel envious of their relationship too… Oh! I’m pregnant again. This will definitely be our last baby though. While we’re making enough money to expand our home, we prefer the cosier cabin feel and we want our kids to grow up well and humble.

Here’s Harper with her favorite action hero toy. She can’t go anywhere without her “Mystic Man” or monster toys. :D

On day 43, both Sean and Me were promoted! Him to “Regular Contributer (5)” and Me to “Fan Favorite” (8). All that hard work’s finally paying off!

Sean even seems to fair better with Harper during feeding time…

I’m too pregnant for this! I end up just letting Sean take over because clearly he’s the better parent or something! I feel like I’m at my wit’s end! Maybe Sean and Nanny Brandy should raise all our kids and I’ll go be the new “Hermit of the Deep Woods.” I’m not gonna lie, I fantasize about that A LOT! But I’d NEVER give up on my kids and love them to pieces! What’s happening to me…

Day 45: Sean’s been interviewing people for his articles. Why did Alice Spencer-Kim have to be present while I’m giving birth?! I didn’t really mind having my friends around for my first birth but not this “put-together” acquaintance of mine. I also kind of hate the way Sean and her gaze at each other…

Twins Fisher and Hazel were born at 11:01 p.m.! Turns out that elixir just kicked in later maybe… Oh well, I love my nooboos so much! I’m also glad I got a boy this time. So many babies now! We’ll manage, I just feel so on edge!

Don’t get me wrong, I love all my kids equally, but Fisher and I are definitely more compatible in demeanor, I think. Definitely a chip off the old block for sure! :’D (Watcher help me when they all become teens!)

Day 47: It’s Harper’s Morph Day and she loves her chocolate cake! As far as I know she hasn’t had any yet but it eager to try it… It’s evident she’s become quite the Charmer. She’s very prosocial-always wants to help and is adorable as ever. How’d we get so lucky? :3

One thing I refuse to renege on is bedtime stories with Harper. I’ve been reading to her since she was in utero. It’s the best! She’s so inquisitive too! We especially love hearing my stories-the perks of being an author I suppose!

Later that night both Fisher and Hazel Morphed! I just adore their sparkly little clouds that they transition on! I really wish we knew a painter who could’ve captured this perfect moment in time, but at least I snapped a pic. Fisher’s Calm just like his big Sis.

Hazel, on the other hand, is Intense! This girl cries and cries! I don’t know how this happened… I hope it’s not our fault! Well, I love her regardless and just apply extra care with her. Both Fisher and she need glasses like their Dad. Fisher has my skin-tone, hair, and bright green eyes! Hazel has her Father’s blond hair, skin tone, and my green eyes. Genetics are amazing! All three of our kids are wonderful!

Sean was promoted to Journalist (6) on Day 48.

Harper and Fisher get along very well! (I wanted a nice candid photo, so I took this one from outside.)

Hazel prefers to play by herself. I was worried about that tendency at first until I learned it’s age appropriate and works well with her personality.

As the days go by, Sean and Me are getting the hang of raising 3 babies! Thankfully, the Twins are much easier to feed generally than Harper was.

I even got to visit Leanne (we’re now good friends) and get some fishing in! I can’t wait to teach all my babies how to fish! Oh no, what if they all hate fishing??? D: Surely Fisher will love fishing… Well, it’s fine all the same. I still hope that at least one of them enjoy it though. It’s certainly brought me closer to my family in the past.

Fisher became a “Fussy” toddler. (Watcher why?!) Great, now we have an Intense infant and a Fussy toddler. How’re we going to survive?? It’s OK, we’ll just adjust accordingly like we are with Hazel. He did enjoy trying the confetti cake though. :D

Next up is Hazel and she becomes a Wild toddler! I’m both excited and apprehensions about this… I’m worried she’ll run amok but I’m excited for the possibility of her loving the outdoors, being a tom boy and camping like me! She too enjoyed the cake-maybe a bit too much 0.o Her sugar highs are intense!

I HAD to capture this photo of all three of them while they were all toddlers together! They’re all super sweet and I love every minute I get to spend with them! The Watcher blessed me with three beautiful babies that we are exceedingly grateful to have and I could go on and on!

Harper is very precocious. She’s knocking these flashcards out of the park! I often wonder about who she’ll grow up to be. Since Sean and I are older parents, we worry about how long we’ll be around for our kids… Hopefully awhile though. We’ll see…

Day 53: It’s Harper’s turn to become a child! It goes by sooo fast! Like I thought other sims were exaggerating when they told me that! O.0 Hehe Sean hammed it up by blowing his New Year’s eve horn. I hate that thing so… Harper proved to be a Perfectionist and chose the “Social Butterfly” aspiration. Sean and I joke about the perfectionist trait-she likely was cursed with it by both of us.

Harper and Fisher are still thick as thieves! She enjoys teaching her younger brother the ropes. I just wish she’d also take more an interest in her younger sister… The twins have a symbiotic relationship with each other but I don’t know what’s going on with Harper and Hazel… I never had a sister growing up, but I adored my 2 older brothers. I’ll work with them on it.

That’s the end of chapter 8. Thanks for staying with me on our journey! Happy Simming!