baby dust, part 1

December 2078 - Nathan Lind is 28, Allegra is 25, Bianca is 1.

It's just that time of year again where everyone is getting sick. Both Nathan and Allegra are feeling run down with colds. They take some time out to rest while Bianca takes a nap. Allegra has an interview this week for a job as an architect's apprentice. She thought she might want to take a little work, part time, just to get out of the house. She does want another baby, or two, but Nathan isn't sure yet.

The rest does them both good, and they're feeling better rather quickly.

Bianca is in her first year now, and gets her mother's thick dark hair, and unfortunately inherits her father's undefined cheekbones. We think Aunt Aurora has those same cheekbones, and they don't seem to look so bad on girls, so hopefully Bianca will grow into them.

Not only did Nathan pass on his cheekbones, but his brilliance as well. Bianca is potty trained and walking before her second birthday!

Nathan gets a call from his publisher and his legal thriller, The Flight, is doing decently. Nothing like the accolades his sister's book received, but then, writing is what she does for a living. He's just messing around.

Aunt Aurora sure is getting in some child care practice in these later months of her pregnancy. Nathan called her over to come watch Bianca, since he had to work and Allegra had that interview. Aurora knows she doesn't have a "job" and everything, but she hopes she isn't turning into a professional babysitter!

Allegra gets home just in time to admire the season's first snowfall.

Nathan got a funny call the other day, something about someone knowing his boss, and mysteriously, today, Nathan is promoted to The Law. (must be a new AL thing...) He also brings home Claire Bradshaw from work, and it seems she wants to chat about something.

Claire says, "I just hope you're not getting any funny ideas in your head about running for District Attorney or anything. I mean, I know you got the big promotion and all. And sure, you're brilliant. Everybody says so. But you're just a baby! 28 years old, for crying out loud! These things require experience!"

Nathan doesn't see why he shouldn't. Let the people decide, right? Claire would be running unopposed otherwise, and that just wouldn't be any fun :)

Nathan didn't know his sister cooked! Wow, she's really getting into this stay-at-home mom thing.

Nathan figures maybe he and Allegra need a bedroom makeover, since he does, in fact, think he wants to run for District Attorney, or at least contend for the position. And they're still sleeping on their college furniture!

Before:

And after:

Nathan's feeling on top of the world this month. So great in fact that he says, "What do you say about number two?" And you know Allegra is all for that!

Since these two breed like rabbits, all they have to do is think about it and they get knocked up.

Allegra decides maybe work isn't such a good idea right now after all, you know, since she'll soon have a newborn and a two year-old at home! Goodness, at least Bianca potty trained early!

And besides, she misses having time to work on her curtains. Number two is due in September :)

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Unfortunate cheek issues:

notes: Aurora wasn't technically babysitting, but just a visitor that I had selected the whole day. I don't like leaving my Sims kids alone with those nannies, and would much rather they be taken care of by a relative. Of course, the nanny still had to be there.

Inspired by the real life elections, my Sims are going to have elections, and you guys get to vote!!! I've always wanted to use the Blogger Poll plug-ins. How fun is this going to be??? :)

You'll hear a little bit more from the other candidates running for office in the updates between now and November 2079. Sisters-in-law, Madison Riley and Kendal Bradshaw will both be competing against each other for mayor, lol.

I'm working on an information post with the candidates and the offices they're running for, along with the polls, and voting will end in November of 2079 when the new elected officials will take their posts. (I would have rather held elections on an even-numbered year, because I'm nit-picky like that, but I don't want to wait that long :)

I've never used the polls before though, but if this works out to be fun, I might hold elections every four years. I just put up a test poll on the sidebar, about my LCU couples - so try it out!