Don't let it get you down kida. She'll walk when she's ready and everything you're describing that she does is building her up to it. It's hard and I remember feeling frustrated because Ellie started crawling later then everyone else.
Honestly, Ellie never stops moving now. Shopping has become impossible because she has decided the cart is no good anymore and just wants to run crazily through the store.
Ok, I'm hopping back in here because I'm starting to worry about G's speech. She says "hi" and waves, and "mama" but everything else is just babbles. lots of 'ba ba ba" "da da da" and "coooo" with a fun surprised face. And pointing and making noise. But actual words are pretty much nonexistent. Am i being unrealistic for what "words" will sound like?
Ok, I'm hopping back in here because I'm starting to worry about G's speech. She says "hi" and waves, and "mama" but everything else is just babbles. lots of 'ba ba ba" "da da da" and "coooo" with a fun surprised face. And pointing and making noise. But actual words are pretty much nonexistent. Am i being unrealistic for what "words" will sound like?
I would absolutely not worry about speech until closer to 2. I think way too much emphasis is put on speech milestones early on. I also think some people are more generous with the definition of word. My SIL posted a video of her 10 month old saying book and I was like yea right ok. Suuuuure he's saying book. No one would have recognized it as a word.
Thanks obscurereference. Our Ped had said she wanted 1-3 words at her 12 month, and I was a little panicky. But I have to believe with all the sounds she's making and gestures, she's trying to communicate and the actual words will come soon enough. And you're right about people being "generous." Her DC was telling me that she was saying "ball" a lot, and I'm like, yeah...I don't know about that.
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