#Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back

[micrathene-w]

The end result is worth all the shenanigans, though.

Welcome to the world, William Arturo Holmes!

Objectively, I know he has the same wrinkled, tiny-old-man look as most newborns... but he's still one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

As I cuddle him, Malia lets out a long, shuddering sigh. "Thank goodness," she says with clear relief. "Let's get the two of you home, where it's safe."

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #Will Holmes #(Had a hard time getting a picture without Mal making unhappy faces in the background) #(She had such a Stressed moodlet poor gal)

[victoriadallonfan]

My favorite Ward scene is when Victoria takes her adopted child - Kenzie - back to old Brockton Bay, so she can finally get back to her New Wave roots and get her groove back.

That moment when Victoria gives Kenzie her favorite dumpster (with the Nazi blood still there!) has the same emotional impact of Obi-Wan giving Luke his father's lightsaber.

#You can't make up this kind of quality #Also loved how Kenzie spent an arc beating up Amy #Also Ashley and Dean and Anelace were there #ward #wildbow #parahumans #victoria dallon #antares #glory girl #kenzie martin #lookout

[whyhellosims]

@mangopysims Felix's (and Felicia's) tattoos are by luvjake (TSR), but since you liked his ink, I thought I'd show some of the other tattoos (ones I've made) he's sported here and elsewhere in other stories like @dynastiasimss Winter Echo and @micrathene-w Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back :D Also, I can never pass on a chance to post pics of my beauties in their unmentionables, so thank you for the good excuse 😂🤣

#ts4 #the sims 4 #ts4 gameplay #the sims 4 gameplay #the FELIs #felix aldrich #felicia aldrich

[commajade]

Your inbox must be a shitshow but I'd love to hear/see you talk about SHINees 1and1 album

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tell me what to do is sooooo goooood that styling is sooo good i have such clear memories of watching it for the first time with my best friend lying on my bed in high school. the styling was just outfits for lesbians to steal thank u shinee from the lesbians. it was the perfect concept and sound for the repackage of 1of1 because it makes a kind of sequence with odd and mmtm. tell me what to do is 90s angsty view in a lot of ways and mttm and 1of1 r very high concept. father of kpop yoo youngjin was involved in both the lyrics and production.

i skip the ballads on this one ngl i don't like cute happy ballads and shinee makes a LOT of them i think i hate the piano and/or guitar in those for some reason. that's also why i don't listen to a lot ost music. beautiful life is the best one i think it sounds more musical theater. if you love her gets good for me like a quarter of the way in minho's part and then those harmonies r lovely.

rescue one of the best songs there are. genuinely. every single sound in that track is gold. it's harvey mason jr and kenzie of course it's gonna be good. taemin's vocal entrance rly left an impression cuz of textural contrast and then the centerpiece of the song is that layered vocal harmony with the big bass sound. also the postchorus jongyu duet section it is SO good the way jjong's sexy lower register creeps in the back of jinki's voice that's amazing. perfect perfect ending. pls look up the slightly slowed down version of this it's amazing too. the vocals are absolutely top notch. only shinee could do this song. those perfect perfect tight harmonies. only shinee can do this, it only sounds this good when it's their voices. everyone says this but they have 5 such distinct voices that come together so tightly.

prism just makes me want to yell with love. jonghyun worked really hard producing this one. i literally hit play and hear jinki's opening notes and i'm already done i'm out it's perfection and then jjong comes in under. i would like this song no matter who sings it but it wouldn't be quite as gripping. deez is another producer i rly like and forgot to mention before. i love shinee songs that are shinee themed, the lyrics r about how they're recipients of light. the backing harmonies are kinda buried but it somehow maximizes impact that way.

i forget regularly just how good the song 1of1 is jesus that stripped down bridge that guitar with jinki's effortless super extended rnb riff his lung capacity and vocal control is of the gods. that funk guitar is gonna kill me. the drumtrack on this is perfect. my first thought for this was that it's 90s new jack swing and i was so right.

is feel good the original adrian mckinnon classic for shinee? with tay jasper too. this is actually the opposite of my usual taste it's that western pop sound i usually hate but once the chorus of this hits nothing else matters. minho's voice in his lower register REALLY shines in this one the texture just pops. god the bridge is so good too. god this is a great song. and then the breakdown with the beat switch just gets you there. and then it right up with that suspended moment and then the upward chromatic synths. perfect drumtrack yet again. god it's one of the many shinee songs that just leaves u a little bit breathless when it's over.

and then don't let me go (clear umbrella in korean) comes in to let you breathe. it's a fan favorite in korea cuz koreans have taste. the tight harmonies are back. it's such a nice groove while being so light and clear and happy like you're breathing in fresh air after being in a subway. minho and key both wrote part of the lyrics. that one moment where key goes from a rly compressed kind of flat nasal (in a good way) rapping singtalk tone to wide open ballad singer vocals was actually incredible. there's absolutely no pause between the register changes and it's completely different jaw and mouth placement but he does it live easily it's kind of insane. jonghyun's adlibs near the end sound like rain falling.

lipstick. a masterpiece. jonghyun kills u with that opening. that guitar sounds incredible with the drumtrack. this is incredible rnb pop. who was the guitarist on this!! oh of course this is a harvey mason jr masterpiece. he's worked with aretha franklin whitney houston michael jackson britney spears. the other producers are extremely credentialed in western pop as well. no wonder this is perfect. the lyrics are gorgeous too, minho wrote his verse.

don't stop was one of my faves on the first listen. i think the genre is house? minho's whispering in the back is so funny but also adds that perfect final kick to the song. jonghyun minho and key all wrote lyrics for this. this one's produced by the stereotypes, pls google them.

by the time u get to shift u just start yelling "ok now this just isn't fair" because this is a kenzie AND adrian mckinnon AND ldn noise tack. this is rly key's genre his shift solo cover could be a title track performance. this is runway music this is as sharp and fluid and luxurious and precise as key is.

i'm including it here because i want to and cuz this song doesn't have a full group performance

and then as soon as ur done with that experience shift is like absolutely perfect futuristic synth rnb pop that kinda hits u in the face with that production. that warm slightly distorted live bass??? inspired. the sounds are so weird but so slick and stylish and experimental and very very shinee. and vocals just as interesting as the production??? only shinee. the key change with jjong's riff near the end phewww.

and then so amazing as the feel good end credits. very happy uplifting and fun and very well produced. and jinki wrote the lyrics!

this album is really really really really really good.

#asks #shinee #long post /// #📻

[cupcakegnome]

Shoutout Saturday ♥

I thought this would be fun, so sometims on Saturday’s you will get five simblrs, out the simblr that I follow. spreading some simblr love and appreciation and also maybe someone will find new blogs to follow and interact with ♥

So give a big clap and go and send some love to these amazing simblrs

@anotherplumbob The amazing Lacey Legacy . Cute sims and funny posts. Never fail to cheer me up

@ophelia-nygmos The swan family also one of my favorites. I always admire long legacies, since I fail at them. Also so cute sims and cheerful posts, you cannot read it without a smile ♥

@micrathene-w Very great simblr with lot of cute sims, also TS3 and the story of Kenzie Getting her groove back. I love it. So entertaining , you are missing a lot if you don’t go and read it now ♥

@fataleromeo She is just so amazing writer I won't ever get bored with her posts and stories. They make me feel all kind of feelings is a good ting! Also er sims are amazing so if you aren’t already following do that quickly !

@mwgaybachelor2 There is always something going on wit The MWGayBachelor’s simblr. stories and gameplay and just amazing plots and challenges. Also sims are the cherry on top here. Do not wait any longer and check them out ♥

Bonus:

@flethro The King of BACC probably. Also the amazing series of Willow Creek Bowling which was very greatly amusing and so well made and also a bit of TS3 on the side.. pretty sims and lot of stories , time reading them is well spent. Go and follow if you aren’t already ♥

Go and check out and spend some time with quality stories ♥

#cupcakepost #simblr love #shoutout saturday

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 03/04/2021 (Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO”, Mimi Webb, Russ Millions & Tion Wayne)

So, we have a #1 debut, and that’s pretty much the only story here in the UK Top 75 as we get a filler week before Demi Lovato, Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Tjay run in and cause havoc. As for now, “Wellerman” is replaced at the top by Lil Nas X’s controversial “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)”, spending its first week at #1 after making pretty sudden gains assisted by the video and alternate versions – the mid-week projection had this at #15. Elsewhere, we just see the fall-out from Bieber. Welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS.

Rundown

It’s a quiet week – only seven new entries, and none from Rod Wave, 24kGoldn or AJR as I had predicted. That doesn’t mean there isn’t some stuff to talk about within the chart, or particularly off of the chart, as we have a fair few drop-outs switching their places with returning entries. In particular, we have Justin Bieber’s “As I Am” featuring Khalid being swapped out for “Anyone” at #25, as well as drop-outs for “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence – slightly premature, I’d think – and all of Lana Del Rey’s songs from last week. We also “Anxious” by AJ Tracey, “Heat” by Paul Woodford and Amber Mark and “Toxic” by Digga D exit the chart, but the only real notable loss was “34+35” by Ariana Grande ending its 21-week run on the chart. Returning to the Top 75 in its place – which I cover – we have “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers of course at #73, as well as “Midnight Sky” by Miley Cyrus at #72, “You’ve Done Enough” by Gorgon City and DRAMA at #70 (really hope this one becomes a hit) and “Don’t You Worry About Me” by Bad Boy Chiller Crew at #66. In terms of climbers and fallers, we do have some notable gains and losses. For songs travelling down the chart, we have “Patience” by KSI featuring YUNGBLUD and Polo G tanking a sharp drop in its third week to #18, “Streets” by Doja Cat shaking off the video gains at #22, “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo continuing to collapse at #27, another sharp drop for HVME’s remix of Travis Scott’s “Goosebumps” down to #34 probably due to ACR, which was probably the fate for “Get Out My Head” by Shane Codd at #46. The same probably can’t be said for Drake’s losses, as “What’s Next” is at #40, “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” featuring Rick Ross is at #41 and “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby stalls at #55. We also see falls for “Money Talks” by Fredo and Dave at #50, “Bringing it Back” by Digga D and AJ Tracey at #51, “Sweet Melody” by Little Mix on its way out at #57, “Headshot” by Lil Tjay featuring Polo G and Fivio Foreign down to #61 off the debut (although it’ll rebound thanks to the album as soon as the next week rolls around), “Ready” by Fredo featuring Summer Walker at #62, “You’re Mines Still” by Yung Bleu featuring Drake at #63 and “Day in the Life” by Central Cee at #69. Where it gets interesting are our gains, such as outside the top 40 with “What Other People Say” by Demi Lovato and Sam Fischer which could very well get even higher next week thanks to the album. We also have “Track Star” by Mooski at #53 off of the debut and a couple of tracks entering the top 40 for the first time, those being “Heartbreak Anniversary” by Giveon at #39 and Majestic’s remix of “Rasputin” by Boney M. at #38. Elsewhere in the top 40, we have “Let’s Go Home Together” by Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan at #13 and two songs marking their first week in the top 10, those being “Little Bit of Love” by Tom Grennan at #10, a song continuing to sour on me, and “Your Love (9PM)” by ATB, Topic and A7S, an EDM song at #8 that I initially mocked for its soulless repackaging but has honestly got me pretty hooked since. I’m excited to see how this one does. For now, however, let’s get on with our new arrivals.

NEW ARRIVALS

#64 – “Cloud 9” – Beach Bunny

Produced by Joe Reinhart

Beach Bunny is a power pop band who last year released their album Honeymoon on Mom+Pop and it’s basically a modern r/indieheads staple in that it’s an accessible, airy pop-rock record fronted by a woman. It’s not anything unique, really, or different if you look further into it but that’s fine because there’s a lot of vaguely “indie” or music snob releases pushed out every year that miss the charts entirely. It’s a different story, however, when a year later, it gets viral on TikTok and streams its way onto the chart. In that case, we have “Cloud 9” by Beach Bunny, a pretty simple but sweet love song about a guy who just makes her feel a lot better about herself in times where she can’t pick herself up from the rut she’s in. Again, it’s a simple track but enhanced by the wonderful and unique vocal performance from front-woman Lili Trifilo and some pretty great production making sure no guitar lick is missed in this mix, especially in that chorus which is such an ethereal blend of the electric guitar dubs. I would argue that this actually should end at that second chorus even if it ends feeling abrupt as the transition to the final chorus feels a lot less cathartic than it does awkward, especially if the bridge is going to be a simplistic, quirky instrumental meander that doesn’t go far enough to be a guitar solo and hence feels kind of like a worthless addition. As is, this is a pretty great song still, just not the most fully realised once it loses that initial tight surf groove, though I’ll let it pass if we’re going to get rock this good on the charts again. I know this won’t really get more traction for Beach Bunny – or power pop for that matter – but more of this, please.

#52 – “You All Over Me” (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault) (Remix) (feat. DaBaby) (Part 2) (Radio Edit) – Taylor Swift featuring Maren Morris

Produced by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner

Sadly, this does not feature DaBaby and is not the remix, radio edit or sequel to any previously released song. Jokes aside, I guess brackets are the next big comeback for pop music, which goes hand-in-hands with remixes and re-releases, hence why Taylor Swift is dusting off this leaked Fearless-era cut for a new recording with country singer Maren Morris, who you probably know from her contributions to Zedd’s “The Middle”. Now whilst Swift is a great songwriter, I do often find myself frustrated by how she treads common ground all too frequently without establishing much different with how a song is structured or how it emotionally connects. This is true not just lyrically but especially sonically as of recent, as despite being written in 2008, it has too much in common with the less interesting cuts off of folklore for me to really care that much. That’s especially if Taylor’s going to undercut the clean acoustic guitars with flourishes of harmonica and crow sound effects, showing some genuine intrigue here before refusing to let any of that develop past a couple stray melodies or notes further back in the mix. I’m trying really hard to be compelled by these re-recordings and re-releases of her back catalogue as I do consider myself a fan, but it’s tough to pay attention when any new compositions we get sound like folklore leftovers with Maren Morris only put to use as decoration, much like HAIM on “no body, no crime” – and we already got an album full of folklore leftovers. I’m not a fan of this, sorry – I can see the appeal, and I do think this has enough of a country tinge to it to make it at least somewhat interesting – but this goes in one ear and immediately out of the other.

#48 – “Tonight” – Ghost Killer Track featuring OBOY and D-Block Europe

Produced by Ghost Killer Track and Kenzy

Screw the formalities and screw the analysis because D-Block Europe are back to add another D-Block to their EU collection – and since they’re Londoners, their only – and that’s Paris, and contrary to the British nature, we’ve let French rap chart in the top 50 out of the fact that they collaborated with two of the most comical rappers in British history. They’ve also linked up with producer Ghost Killer Track, also from France, as this is ostensibly his song even if he intends not to prove himself with this dull piano-based beat and oddly-mastered bass and percussion, which are really just DBE staples. Unfortunately, past the initial comedy of that first line in the chorus, neither Young Adz or Dirtbike LB deliver any stupid lyrics or funny inflections, instead just resorting to being as boring as they can in their constant flexing as possible. I guess the French guy here, OBOY, commands a higher energy in his verse if only through his comical “no, no, no” ad-libs, but he’s the only French speaker in an otherwise basic British trap song that I just cannot see the appeal in when we’ve had song after song from these guys for three years now. This won’t be the last we see of cookie-cutter UK rap this week though so brace yourselves for that.

#47 – “Last Time” – Becky Hill

Produced by LOSTBOY

It’s almost as if the charts are trying to send me off to sleep as here we have Becky Hill, a singer hedging the line between a non-presence and mildly annoying, which is arguably more frustrating than downright infuriating as her slightly smokier voice does not sound bad, just lacking in texture in every way, especially if the multi-tracking is going to be this minimal on a royalty-free deep-house beat produced by Getty Images with a pretty worthless drop, a generic and simple melody of piano stabs for major chords, and a whole bunch of reverb on the vocal take... but it still ends up feeling dry as there’s nothing here to quench that thirst for a tighter, bass-heavy house banger or even a more ethereal, dreamy trance track, deciding to stick to a healthy medium of boring and utter garbage. Yes, that was a singular sentence. I’m not awake enough to form a cohesive sentence less than 40 words long, and this new Becky Hill track is just worsening that if anything. Speaking of...

#21 – “Body” – Russ Millions and Tion Wayne

Produced by Gotcha Bxtch

Who’s Russ Millions? He’s Russ. No, not that Russ. British Russ – or Russ Splash, stylised as Russ splash on Spotify and nowhere else. This confusingly-named fellow appeared on the charts a couple times and possibly most famously with “Keisha & Becky”, a song also featuring Tion Wayne that is referenced on this very track. Sigh, I usually like Tion Wayne but even he can’t be bothered to delivery his usual brand of suave charm or sinister menace, instead opting for a more growling but ultimately completely monotone cadence that doesn’t flatter him or Russ, who one of my friends described as sounding like one of the aliens from Toy Story. This is a pretty by-the-numbers drill beat too, and it’s pretty safe to say that neither Russ or Tion Wayne here are going to bother with wordplay, even when they start pretty smoothly trading bars and Tion Wayne goes for a more unique chopper flow in the second verse. This is just not of any note. Once again, speaking of...

#17 – “Good Without” – Mimi Webb                        

Produced by Freedo

I assumed Mimi Webb debuted this high because of a talent show she won or something because I’d never heard her name but instead, she just happened to have a major label deal before her unreleased song just happened to go viral on TikTok and just happened to be supported by one of the women who just happened to be the biggest creator on the platform. Yeah, and this song just happened to be garbage, suffering from every possible millennial pop trope and then some, from the mix dressed rather too overtly in reverb, the ugly guitar pluck, a generic indie-girl voice that you swear you’ve heard before in one of those dreadful piano covers of popular songs they use in adverts, as well as this ballad being undercut by badly-programmed trap percussion. I can tell this label is trying to create somewhat of an Olivia Rodrigo phenomenon from this and I for one am terrified of the Poundland knock-offs to come. Screw this.

#1 – “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)” – Lil Nas X

Produced by Roy Lenzo, Omar Fedi and Take a Daytrip

At least Lil Nas X will bring some passion into this chart week? Well, not really, as when I hear this I recall that Pitchfork review of his EP, a much-maligned critique that featured the ever-so pretentious questioning if Lil Nas X really enjoyed making and listening to music. It reminds me because I think I now fully get it – at least when Lil Nas X was making slap-dash pop rock with Travis Barker or meme-worthy country rap with Billy Ray Cyrus for less than two minutes apiece, there was something invigorating in the execution or at least in concept. That 7 EP is still not a bad debut at all, but this new single “MONTERO”, a long-anticipated record that went from constantly-teased demo to Super Bowl commercial to Satanic-panicked videos of Lil Nas giving Satan a lap-dance to own the conservatives, has the same remote dreariness to it as “HOLIDAY” did late last year. The acoustic, Latin-flavoured guitar loop reminds me of his much better track “Rodeo” from that aforementioned EP that used its energy for similarly lighthearted subject matter but with some genuine energy, a Cardi B feature and a lot less subtle moombahton creeping in. With that said, I can’t say Lil Nas X didn’t try, as his vocal performance, whilst largely insufferable and strained, gives some energy to an otherwise aggravatingly stunted beat, and makes it a lot more infectious than it has any right to be. Content-wise, the song is essentially about a full circle where Lil Nas X becomes increasingly desperate for a man who starts off lonely and in a bad place, and the irony is that Lil Nas gets more explicitly sexual and crazed due to a combination of the LA life-style surrounding him and the fact that he’s simply, for lack of a better term, “down bad”, despite the fact that this guy doesn’t seem particularly desirable. Lil Nas knows this, though, and acknowledges it in the pre-chorus where he outright says that this guy is living the cocaine-addled celebrity life, but not living it right without Mr. Bullriding and Boobies in his life. I’m happy about the video and the outrage it seems to cause not just within conservative spaces but also amongst the hip-hop community, particularly Joyner Lucas, and I’m pretty happy with how out and proud Lil Nas X is about his sexuality, even if it leads to lines like “Shoot a child in your mouth while I’m ridin’”. I’m just really not a fan of this song past its content, which could really be interesting but falls flat with this plucking production that wastes time in barely two minutes with humming interludes. It’s not bad at all, just not for me.

Conclusion

And that concludes our week, and wow, what a bad week this was for new arrivals. Admittedly, it’s a filler week so only “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)” will probably last – or at least we can hope as even if I don’t like the song, I still have to give out an Honourable Mention to someone, and it may as well be Lil Nas X trying to put the effort in. Best of the Week easily goes to Beach Bunny for “Cloud 9”, far and away the only good song here, with Worst of the Week also going out pretty easily to Mimi Webb’s “Good Without”, which is the type of soulless, unmemorable garbage that makes pop music look uninspired, and as a person who writes about the charts constantly, it’s a misconception I don’t want proven or revisited. Dishonourable Mention is a toss-up but I guess I’ll give it to Russ Millions and Tion Wayne for that sprinkle of drill disappointment that is “Body”, and that’ll be it for this week. I predict some impact from Demi Lovato, Lil Tjay and especially Olivia Rodrigo next week, but for now, here’s our top 10:

Thank you for reading – sorry for the grouchiness on this one – and I’ll see you next week!

[micrathene-w]

I'm so glad Malia is there with me. She stays right beside me, supporting me into the reception area, keeping me mostly calm through what seems like a needlessly lengthy check-in process.

She even distracts me when I want to strangle the old bat at the front desk for taking what sounds like a personal phone call, in the middle of checking me in.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #pregnancy tw #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #(I honestly thought it was Agnes Crumplebottom at the desk at first) #(nope - just another Elder who'd copied her hair & hat lol)

[micrathene-w]

Spring finally melts away winter. My baby is fast approaching watermelon status, and I absolutely feel like a whale now. Also, if I hadn't earned my steel bladder in Selvadorada? I'd probably be living in the bathroom.

I wonder if the little one will take after me, or their daddy? (Have to admit, I kind of hope they get his smarts.)

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #pregnancy tw #(You're still just a smol whale Kenz' 🤣)

[micrathene-w]

Will seems to adore her, too.

...should I be worried about my infant son rizzing up my girlfriend? Because honestly, I'm starting to have some concern.

"We'll have to watch out with this one as he gets older, Kenz'," Mal tells me. "He's gonna be a heartbreaker!"

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Will Holmes #(Look at that face) #(he is TOTALLY flirting!)

[micrathene-w]

When I set him down on his new play mat and try to interest him in the toys that dangle from its soft arches, Will proves that he's also inherited a certain Weaponized Pout.

...honestly it's a lot harder to ignore, from my own child.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Kenzie Holmes #Will Holmes #(...he was having NONE OF this 'being set down' nonsense thank you)

[micrathene-w]

Of course, when we're both home, our little man gets all the attention he wants.

"You're getting so big," Malia says as he finishes off a bottle. "Who told you that you could grow up so fast, huh?"

Will coos, then lets out a loud burp.

"I know right? How can he be ready to graduate from the bassinet already?" I shake my head. It's a bittersweet moment; I want to see who my son becomes as he grows up - but I'll miss having him this small, too.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #Will Holmes #(*raises hand* ...that would be me Mal) #(I told him to grow up lol) #(before the game did it for me without you two in the room XD)

[micrathene-w]

It would have been a nice bonus if Felix answered himself, but I can't hold back my grin when I see Felicia's face on the screen.

I carefully hold Will up to the camera. "Hey, Auntie Felicia, look who's here!"

Her face lights up. "Oh Kenzie, he's precious! Congratulations." We chat for a few minutes, and she promises to pass the news - and the pictures - to Felix as soon as possible.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets her Groove Back #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #Will Holmes #Felicia Aldrich (offscreen) #('Look at my precious object newborn' lol)

[micrathene-w]

When I do finally get out of bed, we send everyone the official news and first photos.

Mom calls less than a minute after I hit "Send" on the text, and contradicts herself by first telling me to take all the time I need to bond with my baby - and then in the next breath, asking how soon they can come to meet Will.

Jamison, in his kind and quiet way, just congratulates us and says to let him know when we're ready for a visit from the honorary grandpa.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #Will Holmes #Camila Holmes #Jamison Nichols #(Camila's TRYING to restrain herself but - FIRST GRANDBABY lol)

[micrathene-w]

I do wake, briefly, when Will cries shortly after daybreak; Malia waves me back to sleep with a soft, "I got this, babe."

...I mean, if she really wants to tackle that first stinky diaper, I'll gladly accept the reprieve.

We've talked a little about the future, about whether she might be willing to officially adopt Will, in the long run.

I think that in her heart... she already has.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #Malia Nichols #Will Holmes #(She DID change that stinky diaper) #(and then fed the munchkin too)

[micrathene-w]

Malia remains steady as a rock - right up until the doctor gets me settled in the treatment room. Then she goes into a full on freak-out, as thorough as if she were Watermelon's other bio parent.

(She tells me later that if I could have seen around the bulk of the chamber - seen the crazy things that device did - I would panic just as much. Luckily [?!?] at the time, I'm too focused on managing my pain and my breathing.)

I honestly never knew until this moment that anybody BUT the nooboo's other parent would go into Pre-Parental Panic! Mal taught me my one new thing for the day for sure. 🤣

Also, the doctor gets no "screen time" because he annoyed me by helping himself to a LARGE helping of new CC. Note to self, check those things as Not For Random - and give him a strict Maxis makeover next time I'm in game.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #pregnancy tw #Kenzie Holmes #Malia Nichols #(ALMOST THERE - Stay On Target!) #(Poor Mal - the stress can't be good for her)

[micrathene-w]

Eventually, I run out of artifacts to process. The apartment's already clean, and I've rearranged everything in the nursery yet again.

It's still early spring, and the weather's unpredictable enough that I don't really want to risk doing anything outside. Nothing on TV appeals at the moment, so I listen to some music (okay, and dance a little, as much as my little Watermelon allows).

Even that loses its charm quickly, though, and I go to the bedroom to lie down until Malia gets home from work.

#Sims 4 #TS4 #TS4 Gameplay #Kenzie Gets Her Groove Back #pregnancy tw #Kenzie Holmes #(hmmmm....)