I know, I know dont compare, but it is so hard when people make thoughtless comments.
We went to a friends house who has a dd the same age as ds. While we were there the following became obvious...
She was very physically confident, walking, using a ride on, climbing
She had several clear words and was stringing some together
Her receptive language was well developed, able to follow command to blow her nose and put tissue in bin
She understood the rules of a game of hide the toy and then go and find it.
She understood time out.
My ds is 17mths old now and he is very much a baby.
He is grumpy 85% of the time, he wouldnt be able to do any of the things she does.
He can cruise and stand alone for a couple of seconds, Im not too worried about this as he will get there eventually.
He has about 10 words dad and I can understand and about 3 that other people understand.
His receptive language skills are just starting to emerge and he understands things that are very relevant to him eg Where is Monkey (special toy)
He can point to things in books he knows really well and has practiced lots eg birds in his dumper book but couldnt do this with a new book.
He wouldnt have the foggiest clue when it came to game playing other than toss the ball back and forth.
He can feed himself pretty well with a fork and a spoon.
He has just started to drink very small amounts from a cup without a lid.
He still sits in a highchair.
Anyway sorry this is a long post. I look at him and think how beautiful he is and love when he does learn something new but two people have now said "Gosh he is so like *** at 10 months, I suppose boys are just a lot slower" and "I thought he would be able to do much more by now, he is still like a little baby"