My 10 month old has a 'sod that' attitude- worrying or just him?

[paprika]

I posted a similar ramble a few weeks ago, sorry! My DS is nearly 10.5 months and is still not waving, clapping or copying. I see glimmers of things. A couple of weeks ago he was practising clapping for a couple of days, now nothing. On Sunday, he seemed to wave at us but that disappeared the next day. He shows me the palm of his hand sometimes while playing.

Now if I try to get him to copy anything, he just looks at me with a sod that face. He enjoys what I'm doing but doesn't copy. He now seems to want to give me things and feed me his food. Is this encouraging? I'm just conscious of other children waving and clapping months ago and copying all the time. He is very independent and will play alone for quite a while. Then he will eventually seek me out and pull on my leg for attention etc. Would be grateful for any thoughts [worried emoticon]

[Serah]

About 4 weeks ago I was wondering about my 10 month old who didn't sit up and rolled as his main method of getting about. One day he sat up, a week later he started clapping, the next week he started crawling properly and heaved himself to his feet and now he's waving and turning pages in books, playing peepo from behind door frames etc and is basically unstoppable. Doesn't hand me anything or feed me anything.

From what I have observed, all babies develop at different paces, doing different things at different times. I wouldn't worry

[chicca]

Another "don't worry" msg from me too.

DS has only just started to walk at 16 months. I was secretly worried for ages and remember feeling the same way about clapping, waving etc -although I was sure it was my fault for not playing with him enough!

It will happen and for no good reason. So, don't worry

[mommie]

my dd doesn't wave (she is 13 months). Clapping and pointing, yes. Walking, no. Crawling, no. It's a very mixed bag. I would be very encouraged that he wants to give you things.

[beansprout]

Ds wasn't doing those things at that age. I didn't even realise that they were supposed to point either!! Don't worry.
Ds has been behind his peers on most things but he's a happy, affectionate boy. The rest will come when it's meant to.

[bobbybob]

Just enjoy him paprika. 10 month olds are very inconsistant about what they can do and what they will show you they can do. I would catch ds doing all sorts of stuff in his cot that he wouldn't do with an audience.

Video him and watch it in a month - you will be surprised how many of the skills that he got in that month you can see the start off - but couldn't see at the time.

[edam]

My ds was like that - would do something, I'd get all excited, and then he wouldn't do it again for ages. Almost as if he was saying 'yeah, clapping, been there, done that, what next?'.
Very frustrating, am sure my family thought I was making stuff up as I'd call them saying 'Guess what ds can do' then he'd never do it in front of anyone else!

Your ds sounds fine to me.

[beansprout]

Please don't take offence, but I bet he isn't really thinking "sod that", they just don't have that emotion at that age. He's probably just a bit blank, ds certainly was! Please don't assume he is being unco-operative, I'm sure he is doing his best

[paprika]

Thanks for the reassurance everyone. I will try to relax a little . He feels rotten at the mo due to teeth which doesn't help.

btw- I've read on here before about following a point. What consitutes following a point? Do you have to be showing them something in the distance or can it be just in the room a few feet away?