And I think it's great!

The stork idea is good. Maybe villagers could petition the chief to summon a stork? When my little daughter (6yrs) played VV2 she would ask what was going on during kissing and why were they going in the hut. I would tell her they wanted a baby and would go in the hut to see if a stork left one for them.

And, just doing away with parentage could help. I use the parents when I'm trying to get a particular look of villager...but I never seem to hit the mark...sigh

Great ideas!