#toddlers!

[natteryaktoad]

My sims are back!

4GB of new memory, a 50/50 CC test, a build CC cull, a new neighbourhood to store empty houses, a move of all empty houses out of Riverford and into said new neighbourhood, and a Graphics Rules edit later!

Also, I missed Toddler Month in July, so here’s Reed Notes playing with his bunny on the first of August!

[tealrootz]

haterz make me famous lolz idc what u say but also im gna raid ur server if i dont like u >:))))

[penig]

Autumn’s first night as a toddler passes more or less uneventfully after that. August is beginning to find her more interesting than he did.

[uri-simka]

[budgie2budgie]

Lil’ Armand DiAggro

[back-to-louis]

Freddie is 13 months old today!

What developmental milestones might we expect him to reach around this month?

Don't be surprised this week if your child's budding mobility — whether [he's] crawling, cruising, or walking — means [he's] suddenly reluctant to be held or carried. Once your baby has had a taste of freedom, it will be hard to hold [him] back. (Outings to the grocery store or shopping mall, and traveling, may be particularly trying for you right now!)

Your 13-month-old is also becoming more adept at using [his] hands. Many children this age enjoy "putting things in" and "taking them out" — for instance, placing objects such as blocks into larger containers and then dumping them out. You may also notice [him] making small towers out of two or three blocks and gleefully knocking them down.

At mealtime, watch for [him] to pick up small foods, like pieces of O-shaped cereal or one piece of macaroni, with just [his] thumb and index finger (this is called the pincer grasp) instead of raking up a handful at a time. [He] may even show some interest in using a spoon, though it will be the rare bite that actually makes it into [his] mouth.

Your 1-year-old will start taking a keen interest in other children now, observes Karen Carter, MD, a developmental pediatrician at the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center in Augusta. "When you're out and about, you'll notice that he'll make eye contact with other babies or point out other children so that you see them, too," says Dr. Carter.

Cruises furniture or takes first steps alone

Can take objects in and out of containers

Throws objects

[quiddity-jones]

You’d have to be under a rock not to know...

Toddlers!

I’m actually tearing up. This is so amazing. It’s been two-three years without something that’s been so essential to family play in this game. EA actually listened to all of us.

And gave it to us without making it part of a pack.

I think I can forgive them a lot right now. Even a pack devoted to bowling.

I can actually make my simself a proper family now.