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So, apparently, patching the game cancels all the queued actions for your sims, so Stella got to tell Connor about the baby before they went back to sleep.
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After getting up and having a nice breakfast, Jared read the pregnancy book he had in his inventory when he moved in.
"Because the expecting mother is now carrying perhaps as much as an additional 30 pounds, she may experience back pain, as well as swelling of the feet." Huh.
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So, this was in the book, Connor?
Yes, Stella
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And was this also in the book?
Nope.
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Connor is more than a little excited about the fact that he's soon going to be a father. Personally, I'm not sure he's going to feel anything at this point of the pregnancy.
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Who's going to be a little genius?
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There's no way the baby answered him. Is there?
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After Connor is finally finished obsessing over Stella's barely visible baby bump, he decides to examine his new wedding ring. Aww...
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Meanwhile Stella gets to work fixing Connor's laptop. I thought he was the practical one?
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While Connor tends the small garden, Stella finds a copy of Connor's first book in the mail.
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A friendly game of Chess between two newly-weds.
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Oh, remember how I promised Stella she could design the baby's room? Well, here it is. Well, at least she didn't go too crazy.
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Finally! Jared goes to pick up the stuff the household needs to make something that is not pancakes!
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You know Stella, you really ought to read that book, too. It's really quite informative.
That's a great idea. I'll pick up another baby book while I'm out at the bookstore, too!
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Oh, right. I forgot about that. Stella got a call yesterday from the book store, asking if she would help clean up the DIY aisle (Apparently people have been trying the techniques in the books out inside the store!) They've offered to pay her for her time, and she can claim any interesting scraps of wood or metal she might find.
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His laptop fixed, Jared is now free to begin work on a new book.
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After a brief chat with his Girlfriend, Jared heads off to work. You know, I really ought to buy him a better bed. He just can't get enough sleep on that slab of rock I bought Stella back when she was poor.
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A couple hours later, Stella is 200 dollars richer, has a nice pile of scrap to tinker with, and she's purchased another book about pregnancy for Connor to read.
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Connor finishes his second book, The Life and Times of Benny Madmen, while Stella is out. Apparently he's got a talent for writing novels, because his new novella tops the bestseller list.
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I really ought to get Jared to make these guys something that is not breakfast food.
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You're right, this really is a great book.
I told you it was, dear.
You know, it says something here about foot rubs...
Well let's see what we can do, then.
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After work, Jared decides to invest most of the rest of the household funds into purchasing the diner where he works.
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Apparently Jared left his stereo on, because, well...
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"Laughing like Children, Living like Lovers, Rolling like Thunder-
Under the Covers. And I guess that's why they call it the blues."
Huh. I never would have pegged Jared for an Elton John fan.
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Good night, Stella and Connor.
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Good night, jerkface.
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D'aww...
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By the time they wake up, Stella's belly has expanded quite a bit. Connor thinks Stella looks radiant, but he's a bit biased.
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Wow... the baby's going to be here soon, I think.
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Who's our little genius?
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Oooh, Ooh! Maybe he can become an Astronaut and visit Crystal Cove and fight the Space Weasels!
There are no Space Weasels in Crystal Cove, dear.
That's what the Space Weasels want you to think...
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Stella then visits the library to study the finer points of ghost hunting. Did you know you can get promoted just for reading books while on Maternity Leave? Well, Stella can, anyway. She's been promoted to Spirit Sweeper, the fourth rank of the ghost hunter profession. Only 6 more to go, Stella!
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Jared decides to check how his most recent attempt at trolling went.
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Ha! Troll fail!
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Hey, Zelda, you want to come over?
Sure, Jared
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While Jared is inviting his Girlfriend over, Connor works on his third novel, a sequel to his recent bestseller. Despite the general tendency of sequels to be worse than the original,
Benny Madman Goes to LA sells just as well as the original, and gets excellent reviews from the critics.
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So, this is Zelda Mae, Jared's girlfriend. She's a party animal and a bit childish, as well as more than a little flirtatious. She's also very easily impressed by just about anything, but apparently she has a green thumb. She's currently employed in the Music industry, where she hopes to make it big and become a Rock Star.
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Some light flirting turns into...
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Oh my.
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She said yes, by the way.
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Stella gets to work on new inventions.
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Behold! The Drinking Llama! ...
Yeah, this thing's completely useless
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More useless contraptions!
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I have no idea what this new thing is supposed to be.
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Apparently Connor is keeping his wife's new thingamabobs above his work station. He's a braver man than I, apparently. I wouldn't let those things near me. In other news, Connor's fourth novel, Pineapple Stroodle, is well underway. What it involves... I have no clue, to be honest.
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I have
got to get Jared to make something for you guys to eat besides pancakes and waffles.
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And to the right, you can see Stella's latest invention, the Tentacle Wind-up Don't get too excited, it's not a toy. It just sits there.
And... Occasionally moves on its own. Backing away now.
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A discussion of Stella's career prospects.
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Some cuddling...
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And... Stella's water breaks. Like most Sim fathers, Connor can do nothing but wave is arms wildly and dance in place.
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He's so useless right now in fact, that Stella had to drive herself to the hospital. Connor came later, in a taxi.
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Meet Sol Solaris!
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Hi, Sol!
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A picture of the new family. D'aww. Wait, Sol's not in this picture. It is now much less cute.
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Welcome Home, Sol.
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Oh, and here's Sol's room now fully decorated.
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D'aww...
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So cute...
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Cuteness overload. MY brain cannot handle so much cuteness.
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Error: Cuteness Overload. Please Reboot the Penguin
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Error: Cuteness Overload. Please Reboot the Penguin
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Error: Cuteness Overload. Please Reboot the Penguin