My son turns 1 in 10 days time. He is a very happy boy, constantly laughing and generally lovely to be around but he is very slow on his gross motor development. He learnt to roll at around the right age and can sit very confidently unaided, however, he can only commando crawl. He really struggles to get up into the classic crawl position and his legs just buckle and splay back out underneath him. He can't get from tummy or back to sitting so can only sit when placed into position. He has just learnt to pull himself to standing but can only do it where there is something to hold only like a rail, for instance in his cot if he is sat facing the rail. He will literally use his whole upper body strength to pull himself up. Although he learnt to roll as a younger baby it seems that he doesn't do it anymore. His fine motor development is much better. His pincer grip is good, he can clap, wave and point to his head and tummy when asked to do so. He can say cat and dada, he interacts very well with me and other members of the family with good eye contact etc. He will hand things to you and show you things. So in that way his development seems good. He prefers to play with older children but I think it's because he is not fond of other babies poking him in the eye and grabbing his face as he seems a gentle soul.
Will the standing, cruising, getting up to sitting position etc all come in time or is he really far behind? He can put weight on his feet but he is quite wobbly. All of his friends are ahead of him and some are up to 6-8 weeks younger than he is. Am I worrying over nothing? Is this just a muscle thing where he hasn't got enough strength yet or is it pointing to something bigger? Thanks