Lucky

Round 27: Autumn 2026

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Gordon Nott is 30, Lia is 29 and Annabel and Georgina are both 2.
(Luc is 33 and Steve is 31)

Narrated by Gordon Nott

I was a little bit nervous when we found out Lia was having twins but Georgina and Annabel are two years old now and so far, fatherhood has been fantastic!


Lia was never as worried as I was, seeing she'd helped out with Tessa when she was a baby. She's such a natural as a mother.

I was jealous of the time she got to spend with them during her maternity leave. I hated leaving my girls to go off to work.

Once Lia went back, we sorted out our work schedules so we could minimise the need for a nanny. That's when I got a taste of what I was like for her at home alone with them! Now that they're walking, we have to watch them every second.

They sure are entertaining though. Sometimes I'll just be quietly reading and I'll hear a little giggle coming from the floor and there's Annabel, in hysterics at something or other!

They've both been babbling about robots lately, which has to be Lia's influence! She made a few toy robots when she was a teenager.

I think our sleeping in days are over, at least for the next few years.

Annabel is usually content to amuse herself in her crib for a little while after she wakes up.

Georgina is a different story. Georgina starts screaming the very second she wakes up.

I think I've terrified Steve with all my twin stories though. He's getting married soon but I don't know if he and Olivia will start a family as quickly as Lia and I did.

I keep telling Steve, I wouldn't be so keen for another kid if the good didn't outweigh the bad.

If I could get Lia on board, I'd actually love to have a huge family. I've always dreamed of having six kids and then watching them grow up, get married and have their own kids.

Lia was not impressed with that proposal at all!

We're trying for a third right now and Lia said once that baby comes, that's it! Three is the perfect size family for her. She got so exhausted when she was pregnant with the twins, so I guess I can't blame her.

We're very happy but we're definitely cramped in our little unit, especially with Paddy around. A backyard would be nice for him, as well as for the twins.

And really, Lia just needs a long break from our landlord. I've only had to deal with him for three years but Lia's been putting up with him since graduation.

So we've been looking around at houses for the past couple of months. We don't want to jump into buying but we've said that if a perfect house came along, we'd seriously consider it.

I happen to think we've found that perfect house. Lia isn't so sure.

She did at least agree to call the realtor and arrange an inspection.

It's such a great place. It's brand new. It's spacious - four good sized bedrooms as opposed to the three tiny ones we have now. Lia's just worried that it's completely empty and we'll need a lot of money to furnish it.

But for a four bedroom, it's a really reasonable price. And we'd be right across the street from Ione and her family and Lia's parents live just down the street. It's also got a great yard, perfect for the girls!

Lia wants to think about it. She didn't want to make a decision with the real estate agent hovering around. Which I admit was annoying.

I've been contemplating a career change lately. I don't really love working at the newspaper any more, so I've been looking around to see what else is out there.

Luc thinks I should just go ahead and quit. Quit and do what? I'd like to do environmental law but that's four years of study and $16,000 we don't really have.

Besides, it's not quite that simple when you have kids. I can't just up and quit. I've promised Lia I'll stick it out with journalism until we get settled in our new house and we can reconsider finances.

Yes, I finally convinced Lia that the house we looked at would be perfect for us. We're not going to find a better deal for the size house we want, so we should really seize the opportunity.

The house came along at just the right time too, because we just found out that Lia is pregnant again. We'd hardly even started trying!

I'm so excited already! I can't wait to meet this kid.

Lia is happy about it too but I think her enthusiasm is a little tempered by the fact that she's been so incredibly tired lately.

I think the fatigue might be even worse than it was with the twins! The other day, we'd just sat down to lunch and were enjoying the quiet while the girls were napping.

And then all of a sudden, Lia's head just fell forward and she'd passed out in her chili. Last time, she always felt like she was going to pass out but she never actually did!

She wasn't out for long but we're both hoping she doesn't feel this awful for the next nine months.

Extras:
It's been a while since I've had a big dog in a house with toddlers, I think, because I'd forgotten how cute they are together!

Paddy really loves Annabel and Georgina. He goes up and licks them all the time.

Notes:

• Title is from Lucky by Radiohead.
• How cute are Georgina and Annabel? They've both got Gordon's nose but other than that, Georgina looks quite a lot like Lia. Annabel is all Gordon, apart from her eyes.
• I've moved the Notts into the new house and financially, they can probably do it without having to take out a loan. After I moved them in, they had about $28,000 left to decorate with. Not bad!
• And yay, baby! I'm hoping for either a) a boy who looks like Gordon or b) a girl who looks like either of them. Lia's mouth is so hideous on males! The baby is due in Summer 2027. I think I can be pretty confident in saying they won't have twins. I forced myself to remove that fertility benefit they both had before Lia got pregnant and ACR is saying she's just got the one in there. When I bump her up to her second trimester, I'll find out for sure.
• Do you ever put your Sim in a career and for whatever reason, you just don't feel like it suits them? I've always kind of felt that way about Gordon, so I'm thinking he and Lia might start saving up for him to go to law school once they get settled in their new house. It might take them a while but I guess they don't have to pay it all in a lump sum. It's 4 years, at $2000 a semester.