Saturday 30 April 2011

Chapter 10 - Gen 8 - Paige

"Why didn't you phone me - I should have been there!!"
"I managed fine on my own and I know you wanted to be there when the baby came, but you were in the middle of a game would you really have left it half way through??"
"Yes - No - Oh - probably yes - I don't know because I was not given that option was I!!"
"Well its done now, you got two of your wishes today I see - Mr Superstar Athlete your son is in his cot"
"A boy?!"
"Yes a boy!!"
























I was a little upset that I had been at work when the baby came
but I was over the moon that I had had the boy I wanted
and today I also achieved my life time wish of becoming a Superstar Athlete.
 We called the baby Rio and he is Athletic and Virtuoso




 Our first night with Rio was pretty exhausting he cried all through the night 
and we were in and out of bed like yo-yo's. 


I remembered the old teddy bear that I used to have when I was a baby
 the one I had inherited along with the books.


"Paige what's with the old teddy, wouldn't it be better to get him a new one"
"Do you know how old that teddy is??"
"Well it looks too old!!"
"That teddy has been passed down every generation since the Riverview 2nd generation"
"So what generation are we on now?"
"I am the 8th generation - Rio is the 9th generation"
"Wow - he is old - about 700 years old!!"
"Roughly about that!!  Do  you know what makes me laugh - apparently his name is Lee and I have his original clothes still, somewhere down the line someone redressed him and kept his old clothes"
"Is there a mental gene that runs in your family?"
"You've read the books - you tell me!!"



"What is that thing you have hung up over Rio's cot"
"Its a mobile - its supposed to keep him occupied - gives him something to look at"
"Well I don't like it - it looks like a piece of art to me!"
"Don't be stupid" she laughed
"I really don't like it  Raza - it is making me feel uncomfortable!!"
"Ok - ok - I'll take it down - your such a baby!!"


After the first night Rio was pretty good during the night and we got plenty of sleep.


But my 4am waking up actually found a purpose because when I sprung out of bed at 4am instead of going back to sleep straight away I got Rio out of his cot, played with him a little changed his diaper and gave him a bottle and this kept him quite happy and he rarely cried during the night.  Razz was getting to sleep straight through the night without being disturbed.

It was not long before Rio's birthday came around
he has my eyes and Razz's hair colouring





PurplePaige : You working again?
Razzle66 : Yes, why?
PurplePaige : Rio is asleep
Razzle66 : and?
PurplePaige : can we try for another baby?
Razzle66 your mad!!
PurplePaige : is that yes or no?
Razzle66 : come next door and you'll find out!!
PurplePaige : you in your old room
Razzle66 : yes
PurplePaige : ok



I did not want Rio to be an only child but I was not intending on filling the house up with children, two maybe three was all I wanted.  I know Razz being the workaholic that she is would not enjoy having too much time off work to be on maternity leave so I knew we wouldn't be having too many children anyway.

 We quite often played catch out in the back garden, but tonight was quite comical because Razz was just wearing her underwear and again the Paparazzi managed to get photo's of her, because they had sneaked into the back garden without us even realizing until it was too late.



 Rio seems to be quite a bright toddler, he has learnt his skills pretty quickly. 
Being the only child he is getting both or our attention



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"Mommie sick me play with new baby" Rio said
"Razz!!"
"What?"
"Rio says hes going to play with the new baby is there something you haven't told me yet?"
"Rio is a grass" she smiled and tickled Rio "I told him it was a secret" she laughed
"No tell Daddie" Rio smiled
"I was not going to tell you until I was sure, but I keep being sick again!"
"That is wicked - but how come the little man knew" 
"You know how inquisitive he is I ran to the bathroom to throw up and I got 101 questions from him"
"Remind me never to tell Rio any secrets" we both started laughing





I have had my final promotion at work, I am now a Sports Legend, I have reached the top of my career ladder and there is nowhere else for me to go with it.   This has made Razz a little stir crazy, being a workaholc, looking at another stretch of maternity leave a head of her, she hates missing work and badly wants to achieve her life time wish of becoming a Superstar Athlete.



Rio is now walking and talking.



"Are you still being sick?"
"Yes I am, I feel awful"
"So is it definite, do we have another baby on the way?"
"I would say so - but I will know for definite tomorrow"


"After this baby there are not going to be any more babies until after I have achieved my Life time Wish I hope you know!!"
"If we have a girl this time I am not really that fussed if we actually have anymore"
"So you would be happy with just two"
"Yeah I think so!!"


"Quick go and look at what Rio is doing"
"Where is he?" I asked
"In the livingroom - he's using his potty chair all on his own!!"
"You didn't put him on there?"
"No he's just done it all on his own!!"


"Well its definite, I am pregnant!!"
"That's great!!
"So its a girl you want this time I take it"
"Yes a girl would be good"
"Well lets hope you get what you wish for again cause I would really like a girl too!!"


Busy kissing Razz I heard the tv come on and the channels jump
from one to the other and land on the sports channel.


"What The ............?"
"What is the matter?"
"The TV?"  I said all confused
Razz started laughing and pointed across the room
"Its Rio"
I could see he was glued to the tv watching a sports game
"How ....?"
"It did not take him long to figure out the tv controls, he's always glued to the sports channel in the daytime - I put the cartoon channel on for him but he changes it he would rather watch the sports - I think we have another little budding athlete there!!"


"Anything interesting in that paper?"
"No not really, just the normal, you know families moving out of town, public scandals"
"I don't know why we bother to have it delivered"
I read something in the sports section that made me feel sick!!
"O-M-G!!!!!!"
"What's the matter?"
"Oh nothing it doesnt matter!!"
"You don't suddenly say OMG like that over nothing!!!  Tell me!!"



"You might not like it" I said
"I don't care - I want to know!!"
"OK - next month we are playing the Riverview Llama's"
"Isn't that the team you used to play for - I thought you would have liked that, didn't you tell me most of your old team mates were family, its a chance for you to catch up with some of them!!"
"Yes but ......"
"But ??????"
"Shantel"
"Who is Shantel?"
"She was one of my team mates in Riverview, she was married to my Mom's Uncle"
"And??"


"Do you remember when you asked me if I had left any broken hearts in Riverview?"
"Yes and you said maybe one"
"Yes well that was Shantel"
Now I had some explaining to do!!


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Chapter 11
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I have never had a sim with the Don't like Art trait before and I found it quite comical sometimes, especially when Paige took a disliking to the mobile hanging over the baby cot!!!  Any time he got near the cot he had the dont like art icon in his thoughts and he constantly stared at the mobile.

Friday 29 April 2011

Chapter 9 - Gen 8 - Paige

Razz is sat at the computer working away instead of sleeping.
 "Don't you ever give that a rest!!"
"I'm a workaholic, I can't help it, I actually enjoy it!!"
"Why are you up so early anyway its only 4am"
"I told you I don't feel well and I couldn't sleep, and I notice Mr Swan is up again 4am on the dot, what is that all about Paige??"
"I don't know what you mean"
"Don't think I haven't noticed - 4am on the dot every night you jump out of bed, look dazed, make your half of the bed, look around, I think you realize its the middle of the night still and then you get back into bed and go back to sleep - every night you do it - why?"
"Oh that, I don't know, I have done it ever since I became a teenager, I don't have a clue why I do it"
"Doesn't it bother you - cause its pretty alarming for me to watch you doing it every night"
"No I have kind of got used to it, I have done it so often"
"Maybe I am not the only person who needs to see a doctor"



Since I have been a teenager I have automatically woken up at 4am
I could be really tired, even exhausted but at 4am without fail I wake up

I get out of bed
make my half of the bed
then I stand there dazed for a while and its only then I realise its only 4am, not time to get up and I have not had enough sleep
so I get back into bed
and go back to sleep

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"Razz!!" I yelled in disgust when I saw the toilet
"What?"
"What the hell have you been doing here, this is disgusting!!"
"Sorry I've been sick a few times, I did not have the energy to clean it"
"Have you been eating something off?"
"No I haven't eaten food for a long time"
"You've only had plasma from the fridge haven't you?"
"Yeah - I don't know what is the matter with me"
"Maybe you should go see a doctor!!"





















"Move Paige!!"
She pushed me out the way and started throwing up again
"Heeeeeeey I've just cleaned that!!"
"Would you rather I threw up on the floor!!"



"You feeling better?"
"Not really"
"Well should you be working out then if you are still feeling ill?"
"I need to work on my athletic skill for my next promotion"
"Your probably making yourself ill working too hard - you never stop!!"
"I've always been the same so it would not be that making me ill!!"
"GO TO THE DOCTORS"
"I will tomorrow if I am still feeling the same"
"Maybe you should skip work later"
"No chance - I have got a chance of a promotion tonight"
"Oh I give up!!"


"So did you get your promotion then?"
"Yes Mr Team Captain - I am your new starter"
"Brilliant!!!  You feeling any better?"
"No not really!"
"Well as your Team Captain I am telling you - you go to the doctors first thing in the morning, I'm not having you on the team letting the side down cause your not feeling 100% remember we have a big game in just two days!!
"Yes Boss!!" she started laughing
"I'm not joking Razz!!"



"Come on - bed time!!"
"Yes Boss!!"
"Stop with that, I'm not your boss"
"I'm just having a laugh - chill out - I'll catch you up I think I am going to throw up again"
Off she ran to the bathroom





 OOPS!!!!!





At 4am I jump out of bed but its not like my normal 4am wake up because I noticed Razz was not in bed, instead she was just stood like she has been waiting for me to wake up, this strange look on her face.

"What's wrong Razz?"
"Who says something is wrong?"
"The look on your face and why are you not in bed?"
" I know why I have kept being sick and I am not ill exactly"
"Then why?"
"I am pregnant"
I just felt like I had been punched in the stomach again
- pregnant - a baby - OMG!!!

"Well say something then"
"I..... I ....."
"Your not happy are you, I knew it, please don't think I have done this on purpose, I'm not happy, Ive got to go on maternity leave which means time off work and ........."
"SHUT UP!!!! - just give me a minute I'm in shock!!"
"Sorry!!"


"Are you sure?"
"Yes - here have a feel of my tummy"
"It did not even cross my mind that you could be pregnant"
"Well we haven't exactly been very careful have we!!"
"I suppose not - wow!! a baby"
"Well is it a good thing or a bad thing"
"Are you mad its wicked!!"
"So your happy then?"
"Of course I am - but next time you have to drop a bombshell on me can you at least let me wake up properly first please!!"



I was too excited to sleep


I couldn't believe we were having a baby
Then I thought about my first born child and the responsibility he or she was going to inherit
I had been planning to propose to Razz, I was just trying to work out a way to do it without her going off on with with her hang up - now I think I have found the excuse.


"I want to ask you something but I don't want you freaking out"
"Ask me what, and why would I freak out?"
"Because I think you will, I am not completely sure you are over your hangup -  so I need to say something first"
"Go on then"
"I am not doing this because of the baby I am doing this because I love you and I want to, I was planning this anyway, you just sort of sprung the baby on me before I got the chance"
"I am confused - I don't understand what you are trying to say"

"Will you marry me Razz?"
"OMG!!"
"Don't freak out - just say yes!!"
"Are you sure you want to marry me?"
"I wouldn't be asking you if I wasn't silly!!"

"Ok - Yes!!"


"I hope its a boy!!"
"Well I want a girl"


"Should you really be doing that in your condition?"
"A little light exercise won't hurt"
"Are you sure it won't hurt the baby!!"
"I am sure the baby would let me know by kicking me!!"



"I have been thinking"
"Did it hurt?" she laughed
"Ha! funny!! I think we should get married before the baby comes"
"Why?"
"Well I just think we should be married before we have a baby besides there is always the public disgrace we are going to suffer if we don't"
"Public disgrace?"
"Yeah - having a child out of wedlock, we are both going to cop it!!"
"And this matters because?"
"Trust me - you will understand once you have suffered one, but public disgraces are not nice, they can really get you down when everyone is booing you, whispering about you, insulting you wherever you go, besides when the baby comes we should be happy about it not made to feel miserable because of a public disgrace!!"
"I know it would not be nice for you but it won't affect me will it I am not a celebrity!!"
"I think you will find as soon as it gets out we are engaged - you will be!!"
"No, surely not"
"I am afraid so - you tell me - what did I ever do to become a celebrity - NOTHING - I inherited it because of my parents being celebrities and unfortunately that baby is going to be a celebrity the minute its born!!"
"Wow - me a celebrity - now pinch me and tell me I am not dreaming!!"



"So can we get married then?"
"If you want to"
"I am sorry if you wanted a big fancy wedding we can wait"
"To be honest I am not bothered about any fuss, I would prefer it to just be us anyway!!"




So we got married quickly and privately



 "So Mrs Swan what are we going to call our son?"
"No what are we going to call our daughter?"
"Well whatever it turns out to be - this baby will be inheriting something that I inherited"
"And what would that be?"
"Something I need to sit down and tell you about and I have some books you should read"
"That sounds intriguing - what are the books about"
"The last 14 generations of the Swan family"

 My phone started ringing and it was Nial.
"Our only nephew in town gets married and we don't even get an invite" then he laughed
"Sorry we did it quickly and quietly, we have a baby on the way - trying to avoid a public disgrace!!"
he started laughing "Paige I hope you didn't take me seriously then I was only jokiing you know!!"
"Yeah I know - don't worry!!"
"Congratulations by the way!!"
Thanks!"
"Anyway the reason I am phoning, this rogue vampire we have in town"
"Have you found anything out?"
"Well yes and no, we have found out that there have been a few mysterious deaths in town lately, all vampires and all of them seem to have been homeless in around the area that your girlfri .. sorry wife was bitten, and it would make sense that what you thought was right - there is an evil vampire turning humans against their will"
"So how are we going to stop it?"
"I am not sure, but we can only find two other vampires living in this town besides us three and you two and unfortunately we are related to them - Charity and Molly"
"Do you think it might be either of those?"
"Charity definately not she is the sweetest woman you will ever meet and too old and frail to be up to doing anything like that - but Molly, your cousin - it might well be something she would do!!"
"I think River told me - she is evil and to steer clear of her"
"Yes and he would be right, my sister has broken her heart over that child of hers, she disowned her a long time ago.  Molly could well be the culprit but unfortunately we also have to think that it could be an out of town vampire doing it!!"
"So what can we do?"
"Well you don't have to do anything, you are busy with your baby on the way and everything, leave it to us.  We are taking it in turns to hang around the park at night, if we find anything else out we will let you know!!"


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