Hi Indigo Jo, some of your items are not glitches.
1. The socks are on the bathroom floor because that is the sock pile. If you click on it, the game tells you how many socks are there. For a Spoiler on how to deal with them please see
this post.
2. I've had a few floating pets as well! Reminds me of when the peeps would sometimes float right out of the swimming pool in the original Virtual Families!
3. Sounds like your little boy has an infection and requires a Dr. Consult so that he can receive the proper antibiotic. Otherwise he will continue to contract illnesses.
4. There has been alot of discussion on the willingness of (or lack of) couples in having children. To quote LadyCFII:
There are some differences in VF2 (as compared to the original VF game) when it comes to producing children. The most significant of those is that couples will be less inclined to have children as family size increases, and arguments will increase accordingly. That doesn't generally prevent a family from having 6 children when both parents have a fairly strong desire for children. However, if you start off with a couple that doesn't have a high desire for children, their reluctance to grow the family will cause a lot of arguments.
Because of this difference, it's more important in VF2 to consider your goals for the family before making your choices for the parents. It's always possible to bypass the parents' wishes and adopt children to achieve the family size you want, but that can be a much more expensive option.
You can find additional helpful information
here.
I hope this information helps.
