My baby is just shy of 7 months old. Pretty normal in respect of physical milestones - rolled one way from 8 weeks, but otherwise basically on track. But I think he might be gifted in his language skills.
He can do several baby sign language words - ‘milk’, ‘cat’, ‘mum’, ‘dad’, ‘splash’ and ‘done’. He also has a few verbal words. He says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ consistently (i.e. when he sees us, and he can point to a picture of me and say ‘mama’), and he says ‘ca’ for cat and ‘um um’ for food. These are the ones he uses consistently and obviously, there are a few others I think he uses but it’s less clear.
Is this a sign he’s bright? I don’t want to read too much into it because I know there is a massive span of normal for baby milestones! But his dad was a really gifted baby / child so I wonder if he is the same? And if so, should I be doing anything or just playing with him like I normally do?