Sunday, June 12, 2011

Gen 3- Chapter 7

Giana loves dressing up. She acts like a princess. She is so cute when she walks around waving at the pretend crowd.

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I am loving fatherhood. I read to Giana a lot at bedtime. She really likes the time we share together, and so do I.

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I read to her in my bed, and when the story is done she goes straight to her bed. Such a good little girl!

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One night, while laying in bed...

"I want another baby."
"Now?"
"Yes, I am really enjoying Giana, and I wish we could have 2 babies total."
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have one more..."

...and we got right to it.

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It wasn't long before Venessa was pregnant again. When she told me, I was very excited! I wanted another girl, and Venessa wanted a boy.

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Giana was becoming more interested in improving her logic skill, afterall she is a Genius. She likes to search the galaxy at every chance she gets.

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We like to bond over a game of chess, too.

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Giana is so excited o become a big sister!

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After a long and stressful pregnancy, Venessa finally went into labor.

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Why Venessa walked outside, I will never understand, but she had Giada out there. Giada is Neurotic and Friendly.

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Then there was Gia. She is Neurotic and Athletic.

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And last but not least, Gabriella. She is Artistic and a Heavy Sleeper.

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Yeeeaaahhh. Triplets. I just wanted one more.

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They are somewhat easy kids though. They cry around the same time, but it does take both me and Venessa to care for them. 3 crying babies and only 2 adults can be tough.

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Venessa and I take turns sleeping in a sleeping bag in the nursery, which makes caring for them a bit easier.

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For reasons unknown, I wanted another child. Venessa calls it a moment of insanity. The babies were not even toddlers yet, but I wanted a boy.

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So we tried one more time.

The next day, the triplets turned into toddlers.

Gia:

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Giada:

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Gabriella:

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Family meals have become almost non existant, as we feed the triplets in high chairs only when nothing else is going on. If we are really busy, everyone gets a bottle on the floor.

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The house is really taking a hit as well. Venessa never has a chance to clean anymore, but we refuse to hire a maid at this point. With so many children, we just don't have the funds to hire a maid.

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Oh yeah, Venessa is pregnant again.

We are really taking turns teaching all the toddlers their skills. We are doing the best we can, but it is so tiring!

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We still make time for Giana. We still have our bedtime story bonding time.

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Giana pretty much lives on cereal and plasma juice. Since Venessa and I are so busy, we never have time to cook meals for the poor kid.

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We have been so busy caring for the triplets that Venessa's pregnancy flew by. She went into labor in the bathroom.

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Gardenia was born quickly. She has the Clumsy and Athletic traits.

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And Galiena followed shortly after, born with the Heavy Sleeper and Insane traits.

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Twins. We should have known that we couldn't just have one more....


**I started randomly generating traits for the children to mix things up and add some strategy to the game. I That explains the insane and neurotic traits that the children are ending up with.**



Saturday, June 11, 2011

Gen 3- Chapter 6

Venessa's pregnancy came and went pretty quickly. Giana was born at the hospital with the Easily Impressed and Genius traits.

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I thought I'd scan through a pregnancy book at the hospital, to make sure I was prepared for Giana at home.

Babies are absolutely exhausting.

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Venessa is a great mom. While on maternity leave, she made sure Giana was fully taken care of, plus kept the house clean and free of broken objects. She is very neat, which isn't even one of her traits!

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Giana's birthday came pretty fast. She is now a toddler.

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She has beautiful blue eyes and her mom's hair.

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"I want to move." I told Venessa over plasma juice one morning.
"Why?"
"I want to move to a bigger city."
"Like where?"
"Well, I was checking out the real estate in Bridgeport. There is a nice house I'd like to go look at."
"Well, let's go take a look..."

We hopped in the car and made the drive to Bridgeport. We pulled up to the house I'd seen online, and walked up to the front door.

"What do you think?" I asked.
"It looks sort of like the house we live in now."
"But bigger!"
"Yes, it is bigger."
"And it has a pool inside."
"Are you sure you want to move away from your family and friends?"
"Yes I am sure. This town is wonderful! It's big and has lots to do. My family can visit.. let's buy the house Venessa."

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We bought the house in Bridgeport. The first thing Venessa did was swim in the indoor pool. I was afraid at first that she wouldn't be comfortable moving, but now I knew she was fine with it.

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And I went to work upgrading objects. I started with the stove.

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I showed Giana her pretty pink princess bedroom. I think she likes it, all of my hard work paid off!

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I took it upon myself to teach Giana to walk.

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...and talk...

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...and potty train.

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Venessa is trying to improve her athletic skill 4 points for her job. She is falling behind and also needs to improve on handiness.

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Venessa plays with Giana as much as possible. She tried taking her for a walk.

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I think she is still getting used to being a vampire, because it didn't take long before Venessa's skin started to burn and she had to take a cab home with Giana.

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We made a playground in the backyard, equipped with everything from slides to water slides, trampolines to play gyms. Giana loves it!

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Giana's birthday came and she became a child. She got the Absent-Minded trait. We had a birthday party and invited mostly people from work. We still don't know too many people.

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