English Legacy: Beat A Drum (Chapter 11)

I'm gathering as far as I can reach
we're perched up on the precipice
and this is what I've seen

this is all I want it's all I need
this is all I am it's everything
this is all I want it's all I need.

"Well, I guess that answers THAT question," Laurel said to herself as she wiped the unpleasantness from her mouth. She didn't mind - she knew that in all likelihood, she was pregnant again. She wouldn't have minded if they'd had waited a little longer to have a second child, since they were still saving to add an upper floor to the house, but it was all right.
One thing she did splurge on, was a new hairstyle. It wouldn't be much longer before she was past the Young Adult stage, and she figured it was time to get a more grown-up hairstyle.

Creator's Note: Boy, does she like this mirror. She's the first Sim so far that autonomously uses it, but then, she is Flirty.
Brian, of course, loved it, but he was an easy sale. Later that night, as the three of them slept, she was awoken by a sudden, yet familiar feeling in her tummy.
* spin noise here *
Laurel's first thought was of course, to look forward to the massages her loving husband would be giving her over the next few months. When she went to tell him, he was pleased, and told her "I already knew, my love. Didn't you see me rereading the pregnancy books?"

"Wait, you knew already?" she asked, incredulously. "How did you find out?"

"Two words," he said with a smile. He gestured at the wall dividing this room from the nursery. "'Mama puke!'" he answered, with a perfect imitation of his son's speech.

Creator's Note: Actually, when I had Brian and Laurel Try For Baby again, there were no chimes. That may have been because I'd paused it trying to get a picture, but I didn't hear any, so I figured they didn't conceive. However, while they were sleeping afterwards, Brian rolled the Wish to Read a Pregnancy book.
That next morning, Laurel looked over at Alex as he playfully and happily ate his pureed breakfast of Apple pancakes. She decided right then and there, that she wanted another boy. She was sure Brian did too, for he'd made mention of having multiple sons. She had nothing against girls (cause she was one, obviously), but she really Wished for another Boy.

Creator's Note: Both Brian and Laurel rolled the Want To Have a Boy wish, so it was time for another diet of Apple Pancakes.
She didn't have quite the same amount of free time this pregnancy, but she didn't mind. She had read about sometimes sibling feeling left out when a new baby came, so she spent plenty of time with Alex.
She even bought new clothes for him. She'd noticed that he'd sometimes get crabby when she put him in his yellow and black outfit (Can't say I blame him.), so she took him clothes shopping. When he giggled and pointed at a Hot Pink shirt, she knew she had found his favorite color.
Of course, her nesting instincts kicked in again, and she found herself upgrading their new toilet to clean itself, just like the old one.
Near the end of her pregnancy, Laurel again found herself admiring herself in the mirror, liking what she saw. The baby would have to share a room with Alex, for while they'd started to build on to the house, the contractors were backlogged and it was taking longer than usual. She wondered if the baby would come before the upstairs was ready.
* Later that night *

* EYES BUGGING OUT CAM!!! WHOOOOOOAAAAA! *

"Brian! The baby is coming! It's coming fast!"
* WHOOOOOOOAAA! PANICKED HUSBAND CAM!!! *

"It is, oh my, what do you mean 'it's coming fast?'"

"I think it'll be here before we could get to the hospital, even if we could find a babysitter for Alex! I think I'd better have the baby here!"

"Uh... okay.... uh, what should we do?" Brian asked, still managing to be confused despite the fact he's read the books TWICE EACH and that this is their second child.

Here's where Laurel made a mistake. Summoning a bit of her Sense of Humor, to try to calm down her husband, she said, "Well, here's the plan. I'll stand right here to have the baby, while you get some sleep."

"Uh... okay!"
* headdesk times two *
Yes, our hero took his wife seriously, and went to sleep while she delivered our Generation 2 spare, Christopher English.

Favorites: Indie music, Hot Dogs, and Pink (What is it with these pink-loving boys! Don't answer that.)
Traits: Excitable, and Friendly. (Why can't I get rolls this good when I'm playing World of Warcraft?)