Would your 9 month old be able to point to their favourite waybuloo out of a line up?

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My ds was prem and has many question marks over his development etc since birth . He was very poorly with reflux , had delayed visual maturation , behind on motor skills bla bla . Paeds think it is/ his eyesight and he has come on leaps and bounds in the last few months . Now he does like waybuloo and I have it on every day as he cries a lot but today I bought the soft toys and asked him out of the four which is lau lau etc . His hand lifted up to the correct one and he looked up and laughed at me . He also does it with the books . Now I'm not being precious but do you think this is normal for his age . They are considering an MRI but I think surely there must be a lot going on to get That concept . My dd was Is very bright and was quick at everything so not really a great bench mark .

In case anyone wondered he couldnt see my eyes as I was behind him and I made an effort not to move the one I wanted him to guess . It won't help me if I'm kidding myself after all.

I looked after a child who would do that for the teletubbies at that age. She could also name colours by pointing to the right teletubby for the colour, if you held something up and asked "what colour is it?" she'd fetch the right teletubby. By 10 months she used her picture books to communicate-she'd bring one over and point to a biscuit or a picture of the park etc. when she wanted something.

Are you a childminder ? Would you say it's on track ? If I can avoid the MRI I will as it involves a general . He is on track now with everything but he wasnt reaching out for things ( I think because he couldn't see them) .

My 11mo has just started pointing to his favourite toys when I ask him where they are. I thought that was quite early so 9mo does seem early to me!

That's great . We have had so many scares and he has proved them wrong every time so I really hope this is a good sign .

Well it obviously demonstrates understanding and recognition, so fingers crossed for you and your DS.

That's what I figured queenkong .. It's got to be a good sign ..

Just realised I have got carried away with my good signs !

No not a childminder. I just looked after the child for a friend. I'd say on track.

Great , thanks .. I don't expect him to be a genius but on track suits me very well

I would say much better than on track (not that there is anything wrong with being on track

But the average 9 month old couldn't do this IMO

Even better . But must not get excited . I was told best case he had delayed visual maturation , worst case he is 'slow' , Paeds words!!! ... I think I'm going to get some more books and see if he can recognise cars etc ..

He has come on so much in the last few months which ties in with dvm but the poor boy has been through so much and because he is in the system and being scrutinised all the time .

I've got 9 month old twins and I don't think they can do anything like that.

There's no worries about their development.

sounds fab to me! pretty sure dd1 couldn't do anything like that at that age and she seems normal/brightish. DD2 is a different kettle of fish altogether - working out how to use a cup (and lifting the little sippy lid thing) - she's not quite 6 months. But I digress...it sounds like a great outcome after a difficult few months. Good luck to you, and to him :)

Thank you

Rhetorican.. Ds could pick up his beaker and drink from it at 6 months .. Is that good ? And pick up a spoon and get food to his mouth a bit earlier.. Would you say that was on track? The hcp have scared me so much I'm not sure anymore .

sounds good to me - it's not mega unusual I don't think, but certainly at the early end of normal. It suggests that his motor skills are good, hand-eye co-ordination (don't know what that squares with the visual stuff ), plus there's a conceptual basis to those actions which would imply that he's no slouch. Milestones are such a minefield, and you can't avoid them when hcp are involved...

Thanks , like I said earlier I don't expect him to be mega bright or anything just average is just fine by me . He is such a cheeky cute little boy . The last paed said at 8 months he should be ' talking ' . I think milestone chart is a bit wack as none of my friends babies are and they have no question marks over them , all term etc !

talking at 8 months!! madness...babbling and doing intonation. Some babies might (dd1 said 'ka' for cat at about that age)...but I think you are being made to feel anxious unnecessarily

Let's hope so , They have a job to do and I guess they can't miss anything. She said they should say mama , dada , cat dog etc in context ..I was a bit hhmmm !! He waves very well in context and babbles a lot . I think I may have heard a hihi but it could be much imagination .

there's loads of children who don't say those things until well over a year

Oh I know ,my very bright daughter didn't really start talking until she was 20 months when it came out in sentences . I did give the paed a bit of a look when she said that especially considering the start he had in life .