DS is 9m old and recently I've started to grow a niggle of concern about some of his motor behaviours.
- Hand opening and closing - he does this A LOT with his arms kind of held up and I didn't really think too much about it & I thought it was just something he'd grow out of anyway, but I don't notice other babies doing this and I've had a few different mums say to me "oh how cute it's like he waving" (or similar comment). But I know he's not waving but it's obviously noticeable in that it's not something their baby does.
- Arm flapping - up down up down, in an alternate fashion if he's not playing, crawling, or licking something. It's most noticeable on the change table and can get a bit manic if he's excited or tired. I've lost count how many times I've been hit on the face/head by his wayward flapping!
There are a few others too but I don't want this post to become huge.
He makes eye contact, smiles, laughs, understands some baby signing we do (tho doesn't really sign them himself yet) and seems ok-ish with milestones e.g. Babbles, can sit up, crawl (commando style), so it's mainly the bodily movements I'm a bit hmm about as to whether they are normal or not.