Worried about 16 month old

[zoeymlucas]

My husband thinks I am silly and worrying about nothing so am hoping people on here can help. My DS is 16 months (2months early so 14 corrected) and for all purposes is an angel - he sleeps 12-13 hours a night and then another 6 in the day which I think is too much but the doctor says its fine?
He can crawl and pull himself up on the sofa and walk along but if you try and get him to walk he just folds into a lump on the floor or lifts his feet up, he wont hold a bottle or beaker and has no interest in feeding himself at all is happy to sit there like a little bird with his mouth open! We try fingers foods when we eat to get him used to it and he will pick them up but does not really eat just plays!
Is he just a lazy baby as everyone keeps telling me? He is so happy and smiling and giving kisses and hugs all the time and has really good speach and can say alot of words like mummy, daddy, hi ya, sit down, juice, cheese, what etc etc is just the physical side he is slow on?

hey zoey, i'd say he is just lazy (hey if i cud get away with it i wud :D ) my dd is nearly 20 months and it is only the last 3 she is feeding herself, she still wants me to hold her bottle even though she can do it herself! as for walking do u put things out of reach, away from furniture to see if that gets him to walk on his own??

He sounds like a very easy-going person.

He clearly has the strength and control to stand and balance so I wouldn't be at all worried. He may well step away from the sofa one day and immediately be a very accomplished walker. Some children just wait until they can really master a skill before they are willing to use it.

I would give him lots of opportunities to play with and explore different types of food as this is an important part of the process of learning to feed himself. Just don't worry about him feeding himself because the more you stress the less likely he is to do it.

Try not to worry and just enjoy him because he sounds lovely.

I wouldn't worry, he sounds like he's doing great. My DD is nearly 17 months and not quite walking yet, she has only just started walking with you holding her hand and has taken a few steps on her own. They all do things when they're ready. Sounds like your DS is concentrating on his talking, not his walking!

Thanks guys I feel better hearing it from other mums, strangely I got home and my DS 9 put his sweets on the back of the sofa and the 16 month old just lifted his leg and climbed up- no effort, no struggle just done it!
So looks like he is just a laid back (lazy) boy that is happy to be spoilt, lol!