ULTIMATE DECADES CHALLENGE -1309 - FRI - ISABELLE'S NEEDLEWORK - WEEK 6 - DAY 41 - UPDATED DEC 7

The next few days were busy as they continued to do farm chores and prepare for another baby in the house.

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William did some fishing and he caught quite a few fish. Francesca seemed pretty excited about this and was happy to have something else to eat besides cheese and fruit salad.

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Their chick, Cluckers, grew into a full sized rooster, and Francesca knitted a cute little hat and scarf to celebrate the occasion.

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Thaddeus dropped by and spent time with Amelia. I think he has a soft spot for her.

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The following day, Thursday, Isabelle dropped by with some news of her own.

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Isabelle and Francesca chat while Amelia had grabbed some food. Oh no! Don't eat that, Amelia. And why is Francesca so filthy? Was she cleaning the cow shed again?

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William comes over and introduces Benedict to Isabelle.

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Francesca goes inside to get some fresh food for Amelia, and....oh gosh...it looks like her sister Isabelle has gone into labor! She suddenly tells Francesca she has to go. Oh my word! Isabelle is going to walk back to the Thatcher Farm alone. She might give birth in the field!

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Oh my gosh! And it appears that Francesca has now gone into labor, too! And William doesn't know yet, because he is just sitting calmly at the table eating some food.

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The labor didn't last long and Francesca knew the baby was coming....NOW!

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Maybe this will be the calm William again who will know what to do and calm his wife. To be honest, I have no idea where William went. I think he ran outside doing the pre-parental melt-down.

Francesca continues to breathe...in...and...out...and delivers a baby boy! Welcome to the world Conrad Fletcher.

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But William did appear after the birth, and went right up to Francesca and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

William: "My love, you did a great job. Another son...Conrad...I am so happy, Francesca."

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Over at the Thatcher Farm, Isabelle made it in time, but Thaddeus was certainly not as calm as William had been! Fifth child and he still has the pre-parental panic attack.

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But then all is well, and Isabelle gave birth to another boy. They named him Leopold Fletcher.

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It was such a busy day with the births, but they couldn't forget that today was the day that all the infants aged up to toddlers, too.

Off to the De Baskerville Cottage: Reginald is teaching Joan to say please and thank you.

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And with the cake made, it was time to celebrate Constance and John's birthdays.

Ian holds Constance as she blows out her candles. And she rolls the Wild trait.

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It was then John's turn, and he rolled the Independent trait.

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Reginald hugs his daughter Joan, and Constance and John are both running for cake.

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At the Thatcher Farm, it was time for Godfrey and Richard's birthdays. Philip was pretty excited and runs in from outside because he knows there will be cake.

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Isabelle holds Richard up to help him blow out his candles. Richard rolled the Fussy trait.

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And then Godfrey's turn, who also rolled the Fussy trait and got a bonus trait of Happy Infant.

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And here they are, but Godfrey doesn't look too happy. Uh-oh, he just met his new sibling, Leopold, and is really sad about it.

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Isabelle with 4 toddlers and a new baby. Oh my! They are going to have their hands full!

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And back to the Fletcher Farm. Francesca made a honey cake for the occasion. Benedict is first.

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Benedict rolls the independent trait and gets a bonus trait of Top Notch Infant.

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Thaddeus must have heard of the party at William's house, and joins in the fun.

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Bryan's turn and he rolls the Fussy trait and gets a bonus trait of Happy Infant.

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Alrighty then...let's watch Benedict go potty.

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William tries to get everyone to bed...and Benedict is still on the potty. I guess Benedict really has to go.

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Notes:

William gave his brothers residence keys, so they are always dropping by. The photo of Thaddeus in pre-parental panic mode is from another birth, which I just used here, as I was not able to get to Isabelle's birth in time.

Death rolls:

1 - Birth - If they get a 1, they die :(

Francesca 8

Isabelle 15

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5, 10, 15, 20 - Babies - if they get these numbers, they die :(

Conrad 9

Leopold 18 (the game named the baby Glen; and since they already had a son with a G name; I used the second letter of "L" to get a medieval name)

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4, 8 - Toddler - if any get these numbers, they die :(

CONSTANCE 6

JOHN 2

GODFREY 9
RICHARD 20

BENEDICT 14
BRYAN 7

And they all survive!