Babies 41, 42, and 43: A Big Birthday Bash!

Baby Keaon was a great baby.  He loved to sleep which was nice for me.  That way I could go other places… like my mom and dad’s birthday party!

I arrived right on time and right away I congratulated my father on his accomplishments in work.  He has been working in the education career and recently he had been working on getting a Spanish and Chinese Immersion school together and it’s been successful so far!  But of course, with him becoming an elder he has to retire.  Or at least it's encouraged that he retire.  It’s pretty much the same situation for my mom too except she works in the business field.

The lucky birthday boy and girl, my mom and dad, Katherine and James!  With everyone around them they stepped up to the cake looking as confident as ever. 

“Happy Birthday to you.  Happy Birthday to you!  Happy Birthday dear Katherine and James!  Happy Birthday to you!”  We all sang.

Someone started to sing “How old are you…?”  but quickly stopped when no one else joined along.

 With that, my parents blew the candles out and made their wishes. 

Everyone cheered [Sorry about the terrible formal wear from the guests.  I deleted a lot of custom content in hopes to speed up my game so those terrible dresses replaced the original dresses].

Mom became an elder first.

Dad went next.  He looked just as handsome as he had been when he was young.  I knew mom and dad would be happy.  They’d finally be able to enjoy the chances to go traveling and spending more time with their friends.  They would be able to let go of work and embrace life as it came to them.

Everyone who attended the party got a big slice of chocolate and vanilla marble cake.  It was homemade and delicious.

As I was getting my cake I looked around at all the familiar faces.  There was one face, though, that I didn’t quite recognize but for some reason it still looked somewhat recognizable.

I went up to the man and introduced myself.  While I talked to him I noticed his long black hair and his pale eyes.

“Hi!  I’m Calista Smith, daughter of the birthday couple.”

“Calista Smith?  My mom has mentioned you, I think.”  The handsome stranger said.
  
Then I knew who it was, his eyes said it all.

“You’re Destiny Rose’s child aren’t you?”  I exclaimed.  “Duncan?  Right?”

“YES!!!”  He announced excitedly.  “I’m the second child in her 100 Baby Challenge.  You probably know her cause you’re doing a challenge too aren’t you?”

“Wow, I never expected to find you here.  How do you know my parents?”

So we went on for  a while, getting to know each other.  I found out that his mother, Destiny, was already one third of the way through her challenge!  She was going so quickly through her challenge.  It was impressive.  I knew her but I had never met her in person.

I was planning on leaving when I remembered to talk to mom.

“Congrats mom, on making it to retirement.  What are you going to do now that you have all the free time and money in the world?”

“Well, your father and I were planning on traveling the world, throwing a few parties, and getting a lot of sleep.”

“Good plan mom, I’m so glad you’re finally going away from work.  You definitely deserve a break.”

“Thanks sweetie.  Now that I’m more free I can also spend more time with the grandkids.  Speaking of grandkids, are you pregnant with your next batch?”

Oh my gosh, I completely forgot about my challenge.  I started to panic when I turned around and saw Duncan standing close by, finishing his cake.  He looked up at me and smiled.  I smiled back just as a bell went off in my head.  Ding!  I would ask him.  I knew he would agree since his mother was in a challenge and if he didn’t agree I knew I’d be able to cajole him into it anyhow.  I quickly hugged my mom and ran off to ask Duncan if he would participate.

Fortunately, everything went according to plan, he gladly accepted my proposal, and we walked to the car to my house.

“So,” Duncan wondered, “Which baby are you on?”

“This will be baby 41.”  I responded.

"Impressive," he said nodding.

I drove calmly over.  Duncan was very good at conversation so our car ride was not at all awkward.

When we got home I quickly changed into my swimsuit while the kids gave Duncan a tour of our house.  We weren’t going to conceive in the bed tonight.  I had a different plan.

“Holy cow, Calista.  Aren’t you a beauty.  And after 40 kids?  I still don’t get how you challenge mothers stay so slim.”  Duncan said amazed. 

“Follow me.”  I whispered into his ear.

I grabbed his hand to pull him along with me, toward the hot tub out back. 

“I didn’t bring a swimsuit.”  He said as his excuse but he reluctantly followed me out to the private hot tub.

He stripped down to his boxers and settled into the hot tub with me.  He gently put his arm around me, feeling for my waist as I wrapped my arm over his shoulders.

We both leaned in and met in the middle for a kiss and my body shivered from the heat of the hot tub and the longing for the kiss and what was coming next.

“So, should we do it?”  I asked.

“No, I could just kiss you forever.”  He responded and he pulled me in for some more.  

This time we got a little more intimate.  He caressed my body and started undoing the strings of my swimsuit.  I guess that was a yes.

Afterwards we made out even more (if that’s even possible?).  I knew I probably shouldn’t have, especially since this was the son of my best friend.  I knew that the challenge wasn't about the love of a man but for the babies that had, were, and would grow in my body.  I was sort of stretching the rules of the challenge.  But I couldn't help it.  

Duncan helped us celebrate birthdays!  Everyone was growing up.

Regardless, Harold and Dawn grew up well.    Harold, baby 35, as a young adult.  He was still dating his girlfriend Hayley Bryson (don't worry, she and her brother grew up too) and his hairstyle was still the same.  He sort of had that sporty surfer look going on.  

Dawn, baby 36, as a young adult.  She was still dating her high school sweetheart, Bill Bryson.  She decided to keep her hair long and she straightened out the curls she had had as a teen.

Keaon, baby 40, got my blue hair and either his father's green eyes or my family's green eyes.  It's very hard to tell because they are quite similar in color.  He was a cutie though!

Our family photo before the young adults leave.  As you can see, Amanda kept her same hairstyle and Clarensis and Cornelius aged into handsome young men.

Later, Cornelius fired up the grill and cooked hot dogs for us while Clarensis taught Keaon to walk.  The smell of roasting hot dogs permeated through the night air.

The next day, after the kids had gone to school, Keaon wore his bunny suit and crawled around the play room.  He loved the play tunnel with the big bug face on it.  I pulled it out to the middle of the room so he could crawl under it.

Clarensis and Cornelius had just started working on a big project for school.  I kept Keaon occupied so that they could concentrate.  Keaon just adored his big brothers.

I checked the mail and got an invitation in the mail from my son Jordan, baby 8.  It was a party at his house that night.  I was going to call him to say I couldn't go when the teens came rushing toward me.

"Mom," Cornelius said.  "Clarensis and I want you to go to the party.  We can take care of Keaon."

"Are you sure, I really don't have to go to this,"  I started but they cut me off.

"No mom, you go ahead, you deserve a break."

"Oh boys, you're the best children a mother could have."

I reached out to hug them and surprisingly they hugged me back.  I guess it was okay as long as I didn't do it in front of their friends.  So I drove out to Jordan's house feeling grateful and calm.

Many relatives were their including my daughter Flora, baby 5.  She still looked beautiful but her hair was different.  She looked a bit more tired and a little older. 

"Flora!  I haven't seen you in a long time darling.  How's it been?"  I exclaimed.

"Oh mom!  I finally know what it's like to have teenager (she has two sets of twins).  Gosh, I hope I wasn't as hard to take care of as they are to me.  They always want to drive everywhere but they aren't yet old enough to get their licenses." 

I just laughed along with her.  We had a nice conversation.  Then I went downstairs and at autumn salad with Flora.  It was delicious.

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CLARENSIS' POINT OF VIEW

"Can you say blue, Kea?"

"No."

"Come on, just repeat what I said."

"No, I want you to play with me first."

"..."

"Play with ME!!!"

"Fine."

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CALISTA'S POINT OF VIEW

I talked to the many people that were there.  I hadn't seen most of them for a long time.

As I was about to leave, I bumped into my granddaughter Kisha.  She had grown so much since I had last seen her at her parent's other party a while back ago.

"Wow, Kisha, I haven't seen you for a long time!  When didn't you get so big?"

"Well, right when puberty started."

We laughed and then I got into my car and drove home.

After a long period of time, Keaon was finally potty trained.  He was telling me all about it.

"I get to wear big-boy pants!"  He exclaimed in his screechy voice.  He was so cute.

"You're right Kea, you're so smart!"

I set him down and he ran off to play.  I painted a picture of him playing so that I could hang it up o the wall.  I had noticed that the walls in this house were completely bare of paintings.  By the time I finish the challenge, I know that walls will be full of paintings and pictures of the kids and by the kids.

Clarensis practiced his mixology skill.  He tried it and I head him gag.  Apparently it didn't taste good.

"Hey brother, watchya up to?"  Cornelius asked.

"I'm trying to make the perfect drink to go with my perfect sandwich over there."  Clarensis gestured to the counter.

"Here.  Let me try."  Cornelius said as he grabbed some glasses.  After a few minutes he was done with his "mixology-ing."

Clarensis taste-tested it.

"This tastes just as bad as mine.  I'll just get water I guess." 

"Eww!  You're right.  Man, that's foul stuff!  No, I think I can make something better."  Cornelius started to say.

Clarensis was already washing his mouth out with super minty toothpaste.  I couldn't imagine how bad it must have been.  Cornelius was still in the background trying to make the perfect drink.

"A little of this... some of that...."

I was putting laundry away in the baby's room when I felt the contractions start.

Baby 41 was soon born.  It was a boy and I named him Reginald Duncan after his father and his father's father, Reginald Beckett.

I set him into the nursery next to my room.  I knew I would be having twins so when baby number 42 popped out I was not surprised.  It was a girl, just as Gina had predicted.  I named her Destiny Rose, after Duncan's mother, the beautiful Destiny Rose.

I brought her into another nursery so she and Reginald wouldn't wake each other up.  Then something alarming happened.  There was another baby.  I was ecstatic as I welcomed another baby girl into the world.  This was my fourth set of triplets.  Kimberley Rose was baby 43.  I named her after Destiny's mother (that would be Duncan's grandmother).

Our family photo.  Amanda will have a pretty big job on her hands when Clarensis and Cornelius grow up and leave the house and she'll be the only one in the house to help me with the triplets.  Maybe Keaon will help too, even though he will only be a child.

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FAMILY UPDATE

Harold, baby 35, and Dawn, baby 36, married their high school sweethearts.  Harold married Hayley Bryson and Dawn married Bill Bryson (Hayley's brother).  They had a private wedding so I didn't attend but I heard it was wonderful.

Harold and Hayley weren't really interesting in having kids.  They both had the lifetime with to become a Super Star Athlete so they were mostly focused on their aspirations.  Dawn and Bill, however, were also interested in their careers but they wanted to give Bill and Hayley's parents, Hannah and James, at least one grandchild so they tried for a baby and conceived right away.

Dawn and Bill welcomed a healthy baby boy named Marc.  Then, another baby boy popped out, much to their surprise.  They named him Daniel.

Marc has his grandmother's red hair, his mom's green eyes, and his dad's pale skin.  Daniel has all of his mom's features.  He has Dawn's skin tone, blond hair, and green eyes.

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NOTE

Thanks you Destiny Rose for Destiny's 2nd son, Duncan Rose, for being the father of TRIPLETS!!!!!  Congrats, it's been an honor Destiny!  Also, thanks for allowing me to use some of the names from your blog to names the triplets.  I hope it's okay.  I had fun picking out which of Destiny's relatives' names to use.  Thanks again!

Sorry I took so long to get this post out.  Like I (most likely) mentioned in a previous post, I have a lot of stuff to do now that it's nearing the end of the school year.  I hope/plan to get a post out by the end of the first week in June, before I go on my 2-week trip with my family.  And just an FYI, there probably won't be one during that time I'm on my trip.  June is kind of a busy month.  I'm just glad I was able to post this post.  I hope you like it and please comment!!!

P.S. - I just pre-ordered the Sims 3 Generations/Outdoor Living Stuff deal.  I'm so EXCITED!!!!!