Sorry if this sounds daft but it's worrying me. I haven't even got the excuse of being a first time mum! It's my 8 month old girl who just seem like other babies :(
Physically, she has never moved much, even in the womb. She is very strong and sat early, can stand with one hand on furniture, nearly crawl (I've been saying that for ages though!), but she has never wiggled a lot. She didn't lie and kick as a newborn and now she only moves for a purpose, e.g. to get a toy, reach to be held. I know this sounds like nothing but it's very obvious when you see her (and enough that she's a massive chunk despite drinking hardly any milk).
And on the psychological side it's the same... unless I actively engage her, she seems to go dull and withdrawn. Again her development has been fine, she smiles, laughs, babbles, grabs, dances, has said some words, so she must be fine right? Yet she is often seen frowning and staring into space. While sat still. Don't get me wrong, if I say her name and play she will play back, but if I'm out with her in the sling or buggy, or if I take her to a baby group, or talk to her brother (who is 2, so demands most of my time!), she goes back into dull mode. It's especially obvious at baby groups where the other babies are all bright eyed and excited while she sits on my knee frowning at them.
I've just read back over this and it sounds almost comical, I don't even know what my question is, but please tell me you had a baby like this and that they are perfectly bright and normal...