I am worried about my 12 month old DS's development and I have noticed that he isn't doing the things the other children in his baby class are doing (although admittedly most of them are a 2-3 months older). In particular, he isn't:
- pointing;
- responding to his name;
- waving;
- holding his own bottle; or
- copying actions and gestures (such as touching nose, touching toes, clapping hands, banging a drum, etc.).
In his class, most of the other babies are sitting and paying attention to the woman running the class and copying her actions (at least to some extent) but my DS is constantly fidgeting/seeming restless and completely ignores what she is doing or what I try to get him to do.
I think he is otherwise OK - he has good eye contact, smiles and laughs a fair amount, enjoys being swung around, enjoys playing with his toys, sleeps and eats very well, is crawling (in a lop-sided kind of way), walking (holding my hands) and will do things such as, if I bang two blocks together, he will take them and do the same. He is very large (99th percentile height and weight) and I have heard larger babies are generally a bit slower at such things - is that right?
I am a first time mother and have recently become very worried about this - would you please let me know what age your children met these milestones and if you think I should take him to a doctor?
Many thanks.