Chapter 4.1 - March 2022 - Lets make paintings and songs about babies and fish...

For some reason, when I returned to to the Chitrakaar-Skurckh family this morning I found Udisha in the bathroom preparing a meal...



The reason becomes clear when I see what her kitchen looks like.. didn't you clean that up last month!?

Udisha:Its hard being pregnant and taking care of a small baby.. you should try it yourself one day!

Ok, ok... well, I can't get pregnant, my body is completely incapable of that, and as for kids, well I don't know..


Things are rarely quiet in this household nowadays, even if she has her old man husband there to help out. Here he is feeding their last born baby girl, Madhunisha, after tucking in Ole Christian.. even though its early morning.. their sleep schedual is already borked...



As Udisha cleans up the kitchen, Nishit gets up and gets ready for school.



And just as he leaves, Kajsa Tangstad, the drummer from the band, "The Bushweeds", goes into labor and gives birth right outside her home.



She becomes the happy parent of a baby boy named Nikolai.



Kajsa lives in this house together with Betty Wills, on the same street as Udishas parents.



She walks out and offers to help Kajsa with taking care of and feeding the baby, though she is a little uncertain about what babies actually eat.
    "Do we feed him soup, or what do we do?" she asks. Kajsa just looks at her... "
No, Betty.. he's not getting soup, atleast not yet. I will breastfeed him, of course...."


"And when he gets a little older, I will teach him to love music just as much as I do."

Oh, parents forcing their ideals onto their children.. he might become just like her, or he might rebel against her wishes and ideals and become a white collar businessman... what a nightmare that would be... :P


The town council was kind enough to buy a crib for Kajsas household, a service they give out to all households that doesn't have one, to ensure the welfare of all children, of course.



Udisha has many irons in the fire.. she is now the mother of three children, an aspiring artist and wants to excel in her career as a business woman.. She loves kids, but at the same time it annoys her that her career is progressing so slowly...



Nonetheless, she wants to teach Ole Christian to walk. She wants him to become as independent as possible as fast as possible, so that she can free up more time for painting and return to work...



Nishit has an excursion day, and I see that Betty Wills is actually his teacher.



And their excursion is, of course, at the local mausoleum and graveyard, which I find really odd, because in all my years at school, we never had such an excursion. ;) Why do sim kids have to learn about death so much? :P



At home, Udisha has decided to take Ole Christian outside for some fresh air, even though her bladder is almost full, and I am worried she is going to wet her pants, but she has it all under control and no accidents happen. :P


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This is a picture of Kajsa "breastfeeding" her baby, just because I think its cute. ..........



Deepak has taken Udishas younger sister, Nitya, to the University Auditorium. None of his kids has gone to university, so he hopes to encourage her to be the first one. And of course, he just has to play some music in the background to set the mood..



Their mother, Laranya, has no university credits either, but plenty of experience as a hit movie composer, and here she is upstairs rehearsing for her guest lecture that she will hold for the art students.



The University Auditorium is the red building located next to the hospital and right in front of the Medical Students Study Hall.



Udishas youngest brother, Bhavan, is at the fire station keeping his body in shape.



When he leaves his shift, he gets the happy news that he has been promoted to Assistan Fire Chief. Only one rank left to climb, and he will have pretty much by himself fulfilled his life time wish!



Nishit is home from school, but thinks its to noisy at home... "Bye mom, I'm going fishing!"

Udisha: Watch out for traffic on the way, and be home before it gets dark.

Nishit: Yes, mom.. see you later!



Nishit goes to the swampier parts of town to go fishing, and thinks its a good idea to hide in the grass. "If the fish can't see I'm here, they will probably be easier to catch". Nishit eventually fulfills his wish of catching a goldfish, his first fish.



Palash, Udishas oldest (and somewhat weird) brother has somehow bribed his way into The 1912, the towns upper class lounge. He must have paid a lot of money to the bouncer getting in looking like that. He's not excactly following the dress code....



He is single, but has Sofia Karlsen as his love interest, and she actually is interested in him too, but he is so odd, he just doesn't get it. His weird actions constantly sabotages any advances that she tries to make... so their relationship is at a standstill.. and now he is out on the town, slow dancing with Christina Østreng, a married woman, instead..



Correction: Palash is not single, he is engaged to Sofia Karlsen. I discovered this when I found them taking pictures outside his home the following afternoon. Though, he was a bit odd at the start of their relationship and it did take him a good while for it to sink in that she was interested in him. Or at least thats what it kind of looked like to me. He certainly had some strange and erratic behaviour, but yeah, now they are actually engaged somehow, so... yay!



Nishit is done fishing, and goes for his homework, still out in the swamp. Just remember what your mother told you, and get home before dark. ;)



The 1912 looks like the place to be this month, and our teacher-by-day, party-animal-by-night Kjersti Jordal is also there, dressed up for the occasion. That outfit is sure to draw some attention, I should think. ;)



And it does, but it appears to be unwanted. "Why can't a girl dress up as she wants to have a bit of fun without being hit on constantly?" Yeah, you can ask....



But there are no hard feelings and she goes on to converse with Andre and his wife. Andre is a celebrity in town, and The 1912 is the best place to hangout for meeting up with celebrities.



As it gets dark and begins to rain, Nishit decides to call it a night and heads back home to finish his last bit of homework.



The old man Dudleif is already tired, and has gone to bed...



Palash is being a bit sensible for once, maybe, and actually decides to leave the lounge and go home as well instead of staying up all night and getting weirder and weirder... ;) As people sometimes can get if they have a bit to much of.. stuff... :P



Nishit has finished his homework, and goes to bed.



It rains a lot in the town of Bewickton. Sometimes quite a lot, and this night was one of those. It is good for Udisha and her family that their home has no basement, because there were a few reports around the town from people with flooded basements.... Poor Bhavan the fireman didn't get much sleep, he had to be out pumping water out of peoples homes all night...



And with the rain hammering on relentlessly outside, everyone in this family was fast asleep.. well, except for the last born Madhunisha, because babies are just annoying like that. ;)

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Chapter 3.2 - February 2022 - A new addition to the Chitrakaar family

Just recently the Chitrakaar-Skurchk family had gone to a photographer to have some family pictures taken, here is one of them. Left to right on this photo Dudleif (age: 67), Udisha (age: 31), Nishit (age: 6 years 8 months) and Ole Christian (age: 2 years, 7 months).



..but right now Dudleif is still hanging out at the Student Union playing a game of “Smash the Gnome” after he had managed to shake off Sølvi Sjanto, his friend Bobbys wife.. and thats where the Narrator puts his finger to the green arrow to release him from his 'frozen in time' state.



Nishit, his oldest son, just finished a bath and is going to bed. His wife Udisha is already asleep, and the youngest, Ole-Christian, has been left downstairs alone, but lucklily Dudleif understands its late and decides to head home.

However.... the Student Union is quite maze like, so the way he has to go to get home isn't immediately intuitive. ;) It almost wears him out going up and down all these stairs...



Udisha actually wakes up from Ole Christians crying the very moment he makes it home..sometimes a bit of an annoyance for Udisha as she is in need of quite a bit of rest due to her being pregnant... a result of the couples inappropriate woohoo during her sister Leyas visit last summer...



Ole Christian woke up Nishit, too, before passing out. Poor kid.. Udisha had forgotten him downstairs so that he couldn't access his sleeping mat.





Nishit decides to finish a painting, though the Narrator would much rather have him sleep to be rested before school tomorrow...



The parents go to sleep, as Nishit finishes his painting to a value of 43 simoleons. And the Narrator notices there is a bunch of filthy laundry everywhere.. disgusting. They do have laundry machines in their garage, so there is no excuse..



By morning Nishit wakes up to play with his annoying imaginary friend, that he is of course very fond of.. who needs breakfast, when you have such a good friend to talk to?



Besides that, its a beatiful mild, green and rainy february morning for the commuters in the west coast town of Bewickton (in comparison to Lake Onebega in the mountains, and Sprottenham on the east coast that still has snow).



Udisha wakes up to make breakfast, and she is pretty far into her pregnancy now. She is due to give birth to their third child sometime around mid March.



Elsewhere this morning, I find that Udishas parents, Laranya and Deepak, along with her sister Nitya, have chosen to hangout at the fitness centre. “I took my family here to get a good workout” says Deepak (age: 68). “It is important to keep the body strong and the mind sharp, also for artists and painters. Especially now that we are getting older...”



Nitya (age: 21) is on the treadmill, next to Sølvi Sjanto (age: 58). Sølvi is actually older than the Narrator thought she was. It was assumed that she was in her 30s, but it can be a little hard to tell a sims age sometimes...



“Nnnghh!! This is leg day for me!” says Laranya (age: 71).



Udishas brother, Bhavan the firefighter (age: 23) is at home jamming on his guitar. His shift at the fire station hasn't started yet. Udishas other brother, Palash (age: 30), is at work in his business career, hanging out by the water cooler and chatting up his colleagues..



After Udisha has finished her breakfast, the Narrator directs her clean up the house, because its an absolute stinking mess...



Udisha is a very ambitious person, she just has to get in a bit of work, even if she is on pregnancy leave. “I have to keep up to date and keep my skills sharp” she says “I can't fall behind in my career just because I want kids!”



Bhavan is now at the fire station, where he just finished some maintenance on the fire alarm, when his colleague Vemund Rokne comes out again to argue with him. Vemund is jealous of Bhavans popularity and a bit of a hothead...





Nishit goes to visit the Stabell-Jones family after school. They live right next door to his grandparents, Deepak and Laranya. His friend there is Emilia Stabell-Jones (age: 11), almost twice his age. Sometimes its good to have an older friend to keep the bullies away.



It is also nice to have a friend with such an awesome treehouse to play in! Or sleep in, if you didn't get enough sleep the night before, because you have a screaming little brother and you decided to spend the night painting...



And here's another one that didn't get enough sleep the night before.. going to sleep immediately after his shift at the police station.



The Narrator makes a jump to Palashs house, and he looks a little sleepy too... what is it with you guys and staying up at night? :P He lives alone and has no children, so it shouldn't be that hard for him to keep a steady rhythm.. or maybe thats why it is hard for him... it wouldn't surprise the Narrator if he was out at a bar or a night club all night yesterday...



Back at the fire station, Sofia Karlsen, which is the love interest of Palash, just shared some juicy gossip about Vemund.”I heard he likes to run circles around his house naked in the middle of the night” she said, and they both have a laugh at it. I'm not sure if those rumours are true, though, because I haven't seen him do that, but who knows. ;)



Oh, and the fire station in Bewickton has a juice bar.. The Narrator is not so sure if thats a good idea..

“Hahaha! Its a perfect idea!” says Bhavan “Every workplace should have one!” Yeah, well, I'm not convinced... you know, if everyone gets juiced, who is going to drive the fire truck?

Bhavan: Oh, don't worry.. we only have one small sip, we don't get juiced when we're on duty!

Alright, if you say so...


Udisha is feeling the back pains from her pregancy...



..but still decides to spend some time teaching Ole Christian to walk.



Back at the fire station, Sofia Karlsen is being her usual self and bragging about her swimming pool. He is amused by her gossip, but doesnt care for her bragging. Braggarts are the most boring and annoying people... With the old man Dudleif asleep and not doing anything interesting, the Narrator wants to stop by some of his family members, just to see what they are like.



This is Dudleifs mother, Marianne Skurchk (age: 83), with her second oldest son Bill Knekknes-Skurchk (age: 65) and his wife Julienne Knekknes-Skurchk (age: 43). Look at those grumpy faces! I think I can understand why Dudleif doesn't want anything to do with these guys... even if they appear to be well off. Material goods isn't everything, especially not if they have been acquired through illegal means... They walk inside the house, and just as I am about to follow them, something else is going on..

Udisha was just picking up Ole Christian to go to bed when her water broke... Now she has to rush to the hospital.. this baby is in a hurry! It wants out, about two weeks early! As she is heading out, Nishit comes home.



Nishit: Hi, mom. Where are you going?
Udisha: To the hospital, the baby is coming! Dad is upstairs and asleep, can you watch over Ole-Christian for me?
Nishit: Oh.. oh, I want to see! Can I come with you!?
Udisha: No, I think it is better you stay at home with your brother.

Honestly, I don't think you would want to see your mother giving birth, Nishit...



She picked the police car to go there. She tried to put the sirens on, but couldn't figure out how to work it. She still drove as fast as she could go!



As she enters the hospital door, Dudleif finally wakes up to realize where she has gone. “Time to go to the hospital again!” he thinks running as fast as he can.



They got a baby girl, and named her Madhunisha, meaning “pleasant night” since she was born at night. Weighing in at 3105 grams, she was a little lighter than the average, but the doctors reassured Udisha that was not a huge problem, as long as it was made sure her little baby girl was properly cared for. Madhunisha was born with the traits clumsy and easily impressed, both traits from her father.



Dudleif was afterwards in a real hurry to get home. “I must put Ole-Christian to bed!” he says as he runs by. Udisha has to walk with Madhunisha in her stroller, so she takes her time.



At home Nishit couldn't sleep when Ole Christian kept crying, so he went to finish his homework.

Udisha puts Madhunisha in her new crib and brings Ole-Christian upstairs. Dudleif goes to take a bath to make sure he is as clean as can be before going to bed and until next time we see them... ;)

 

Ole-Christian is like most toddlers, more or less, and hasn't quite grasped how to sleep correctly and orderly on his little toddler bed.. but as long as he is getting a proper nights sleep otherwise, it's all fine... until next time, good night. ;)

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