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Welcome back to the Legend Legacy! At the end of the last chapter Gaia and Gavin had just thrown a really fantastic wedding party, with a beautiful ceremony attended by all their friends. They remain very broke, however, and are still lawn living with the absolute bare essentials. Now that Gavin has officially married into the family, here's his character card!

I think he's really handsome with his glasses, and he also has some pretty nice traits. Good choice, Gaia.

Also if you're wondering why the legacy standard shots of empty box rooms with no wallpaper or flooring are missing, it's because I loathe building houses myself. I've decided, instead, to go with gallery housing as and when my Sims can afford it. I picked the Cosy Starter Home for Gavin and Gaia to work towards - simple and functional but cheerful - so they need to save $14,500 before they can get off the lawn. After their wedding they're at about $1500, so...it's going to be a challenge.

Gaia: Gavin's going to kill me if we have to raise all our children as lawn spawn. Time to get collectin'!

To continue saving money, Gaia and Gavin are STILL showering at the gym most days. Neither of them ever bother working out, they just go for the free showers.

They're also still really cute. Gavin continues going to the library most mornings, and Gaia either stays home and gardens, goes out in the world to collect things, or occasionally even joins Gavin at the library until he has to go to work.

Gavin works on his books while Gaia plays games. Gavin now has three published books and is earning a little in royalties from them.

While at the park, Gaia suddenly starts to look a little....plumper! She and Gavin consummated their marriage on their wedding night, obviously, but I wasn't about to spend $15 on a pregnancy test so this is my first confirmation! She had been getting nausea moodlets for a while though so I had a fair idea.

Gaia stays at the park long enough after her pregnancy starts showing to enjoy this fellow's hotdogs, before heading home to meet Gavin.

Gaia: darling, guess what? You're going to be a father!
Gavin: oh Christ. We're still living on the lawn.

Gavin immediately heads back to the library to finish his latest book. He's desperate to buy a house sometime before his children reach adulthood.

Gavin: my firstborn will NOT be raised a semi-feral wild thing who has never slept indoors.

I doubt they'll save even close to enough before the baby is born, but maybe before it's a teenager? Poor Gavin! Gaia doesn't care, she still likes sleeping under the stars every night.

While Gavin is at work Gaia goes around to the Roomie household to tell her friends the big news.

Zoe is thrilled for her - future Godmother for sure!

Zoe then wins friend of the year award for cooking the poor pregnant woman some grilled cheese. Gaia is thrilled - it's a new meal for her. It's nice to have some variety from cereal, yoghurt and hotdogs!

Happily, J also comes home in time for Gaia to let him know she's pregnant, too. He looks a lot happier about it than Gavin did! But then, J doesn't have to raise a baby with no house.

J did this spontaneously. How freaking cute!

And so did Gavin, when Gaia got home to meet him after work. He might be panicking about having a kid when they're so poor, but he IS excited about being a Dad.

The next day Gavin is off work so he and Gaia spend the day at the library together. Gaia goes back to eating hotdogs (this child has not been subjected to an ideal pregnancy diet)!

As usual, wherever Gaia goes a crowd soon gathers. She's the most sociable sim I've ever played. I don't think she really got to know anyone here, but she did chat a bit to Summer Holiday - whose cooking she has nicked before.

Gavin is not nearly so sociable and usually is happy just working on his books, but he does strike up a casual conversation with this woman. Unlike Gaia, I don't think he has a flirtatious bone in his body though.

Back at home, Gaia is enjoying more cereal - what else - when she goes into labour. I decide a home birth on the lawn is a bit much for poor Gavin's nerves and send them off to the hospital.

Gaia: ooh. Ouch.
Gavin: OMFG

Unfortunately Gavin has to go to work and Gaia looks vaguely miffed about it as she heads to the birthing suite.

I absolutely LOVE the animation sequence that happens when Sims give birth at a hospital. Makes me laugh every time. Gaia looks much less pleased!

And....DING DING. Twins!! I didn't expect that! This is actually the first set of twins I've ever had in the Sims 4 and I am SO stoked it happened for my Legacy founder's first pregnancy. Meet Aphrodite and Artemis Legend - twin girls. I'll talk more about their namesakes once they grow up.

I'm not surprised, but Gaia is a wonderful mother. She spends most of the day cooing over the babies, feeding and playing them, with a bit of gardening in between.

And when Gavin gets home he's a great Dad, too, instantly helping with feeding. It's weird having the first legacy babies living on the lawn, but Gaia and Gavin are halfway to their savings goal and I hope to have the whole family in their house before the girls become teens. Wish us luck!

And to finish up Chapter 6 I just had to include this picture, because it sums things up so well. Gaia and Gavin looking totally fed up, sitting on their lawn bed, with two babies also on the lawn, eating yoghurt.

See you for Chapter 7!