Chapter Twenty-Three: Baby, Baby

Hello, and welcome back to the Hadley Legacy. When we last left off, Katyrzena and Santiago were married and had their first child, a baby girl named Alexis.
It's been a while since the last chapter, college was really kicking my butt for a while, but now we're back, with lots of fun Hadley updates to make!

First things first, Kat's pregnant again.
"Hey Mom, look, another baby's coming!"
"That's nice dear..."

Santiago, the only man in the house, ponders how he ended up in a place where the only other guy's the ghost of his grand-mother-in-law's ex-husband.

Roxy took little Alex to the cake. I believe the one who brings them to the cake is the one that has the highest relationship with them, and that's always Roxy because she's home during the day to take care of them while everyone else is at work.

Alexis is an adorable little toddler! She has her father's skin tone, her grandmother's dyed red hair, and purple eyes from... somewhere.

Not long after the party, Katyrzena woke her husband by going into labor. How rude!

It's a boy! Everyone, meet Parker. Parker, meet everyone.
Katyrzena wasn't so sure how she felt about having two kids so close in age, though.
"You okay, Kat?" Santiago called as he came inside.
"Uh, yeah, fine." She'd fought so hard to become the heiress, she couldn't back out now.

Despite her misgivings, Katyrzena knew there had to be at least two girls in the family, in case something happened to one of them, so she swallowed her fears and got pregnant again.

Katyrzena was spending much of her time out of the house, away from the pressures of the family, and so most of the child-rearing fell on Chelle and Roxy, who were home from work more often as they worked their ways up to the tops of their careers.

Speaking of getting to the tops of their careers, Chelle got promoted to level nine, which was what she needed for her LTW.

With four generations of Hadleys under one roof (seriously, OMG), the house is getting a little crowded. I've started some renovations at the back of the house, preparing to make more space probably by the time the next generation arrives. I've also added a bathroom for the kids where Katyrzena's bed used to be.

Upstairs there's a deck now with a table and chairs and a grill, hopefully to help move some of the traffic at dinner time away from the one dining room. Right now everyone has to eat at once, since Gwen, Chelle, and Santiago all come home from work and Roxy's just about to go to work.

Anyway, Roxanne took Parker to the cake on his birthday.

He's a toddler! How cute.

Not long after Parker's birthday, Katyrzena went into labor!

It's a girl! Meet Nicole.
"Phew, that means no more babies..."

On the way out of the house, Kat ran into Santiago and Gwen, coming home from work.
"Where are you going, Kat?" Santiago asked. "I thought you were excited to play with the kids."
"Oh... yeah. Just gonna go buy some groceries, I'll be right back," Katyrzena lied, then headed out the door.