Since this is my first baby and I am quite the anxious type I really hope I can find some peace of mind here. My 9 mo baby girl just started sitting unassisted but will not pull herself up in the sitting position (she sits if i put her that way and will also engage in playing), however, she is army crawling, but only using her right hand and foot properly (we are seeing a kinesiotherapist to correct this).
Now, here is why my anxiety kicks in: she does not extend to push on her arms while on belly, she started babbling at 7mo but is not really vocal, sometimes we get only several babbles a day (she surprised us 3 days ago with an almost all day long babble including mamamama for the first time, however, now is back to her quiter self), she rarely laughs out loud, only when i engage her, tickle her, and seems to respond to her name only from time to time (90% of the time she won’t). She is also not imitating me (sounds/funny faces, although at 2-3mo in the cooing phase we played a lot with sounds back and forth). She does smile back at me and is keeping good eye contact.
We will see a pediatric neurologist just to be safe, but the first opening is in a month from now, and am I trying to find ways to keep my anxiety to a minimum as reading about milestones is not helping.