I feel daft for asking this but people have got me worrying!!
DS is 6 and a half months old and since he was about 2-3 months old he's always liked being put on the floor and he kicks his legs really fast, waves his arms around and sometimes screams cause he's so excited and happy.
I thought all babies did this but apparently nobody else's babies do this that I know!!
I love him doing it and he is a very happy boy, a lot better behaved than their babies. Their babies scream and cry all the time because they're bored so maybe this is my DS's way of keeping himself entertained? He will sit very still and quietly too at times, he doesn't make a fuss very often
Is it normal for him to do this?
It just worried me a bit when I realised no other babies did it and it's got me thinking he's got something different about him!
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6 month old kicks wildly
MamaPingu · 29/03/2014 21:38
Oh good I'm glad some other babies do it!!
It's bloody gorgeous when DS does it, he's so so happy 
But when people have commented on him doing it it made me worry!
But like I said in the OP they aren't easily pleased babies, they're very fussy compared to my DS
That's nice to hear bluestocking
I hope DS is the same! It's nice when kids are active
Mine did the same thing, although he also screamed a lot.
He's 10 years old now, and is still very bouncy. 
Haha bluestocking that is funny!
DS sometimes kicks his legs, twists his hands so it looks like he's revving a motorbike and blows raspberries at the same time so it sounds like he's doing the engine noises
Everyone keeps telling me he's going to be a rugby player because he's on the 91st centile and he's very tall
Looks like he actually will be then haha!
My DS2 (now 2.5 yrs old) used to lift his legs in the air and slam them down on the mattress when he was in his cot fast asleep. You could hear it from downstairs, he did it with such force. It really freaked me out and he did it every night for weeks until I realised he was no longer doing it. Never did it when awake. So weird!! People commented when they came round because it was a real thud from upstairs. I have not heard of any other child doing this. But he has turned out pretty normal (ok, debatable at times!). Babies and their little quirks
Nellie- aww what a cutie, DS apparently does that at my mum and dads if they have him over night! But I never hear him doing it myself
I love the silly things babies do!
They're hilarious.
My favourite is when two babies see eachother and just sit and stare, that or jab the other one in the eye
My little girl kicked wildly, well it looked like she was vigorously skipping horizontally
She also likes to slam her legs down too.
She's 8.5months and has today just started crawling (yep stealth boast)
It's normal and looks very cute!
That's nice to hear :)
He is very strong! He stands on his legs really well for ages, where the babies who don't do it they're very floppy on their legs!
Definitely a rugby player this one
I think it is normal after starting this thread!
I thought DS was odd for doing it but now I've realised he's just fun, happy and full of life
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