Hi all,
Looking for some advice on my 8 month baby boy.
I have for a while had some niggles about some of his behaviour and today a comment sent me worrying a lot and I was looking for some input.
My son is generally happy little boy. He does smile at myself, husband, our parents etc. He was excited and crawling up to another baby that came round , and seems like he was showing an interest in others.
However, he has just started nursery. When i went to the meeting along with him, he was playing and looking at the nursery staff member we were talking to. But there was a huge ceiling fan above us, and he seemed to keep looking at that, being distracted by it often.
I did forget about it, but when I dropped him today, another parent mentioned he was cute and she recognised him from an event the other week because of his hair (he has big curly hair).. she said ' he was really mesmerized by the fan, it was really cute' , so of course I can't stop thinking and worrying on the back of that comment as when i google, everything says that such an interest after about 3 months is a red flag. How much of a red flag is this please, can anyone advise?
Other observations which make me worry are:
Sometimes goes off into his own world
He will get excited and start laughing at random things like a picture on one of my t shirts (it has a 3d type fluffy nose)
He babbled ba ba, ma ma, etc for a bit about 3 weeks ago, but no further babbling since, just squeals recently and grunting
Sometimes will tip his head back to look at the ceiling / light
Will stop to look at the light shade over the kitchen counter when eating
Looks and laughs at the fire alarm and running water / tap / fridge
How much of a red flag are these things please? And is it worth getting some assessment just on his development, can anyone recommend any such next steps
Thank you!