Baby Talk
I was looking at one of those milestone charts the other day. You know, the ones that tell you what most children your child's age can do? It said that Devin should be using "two words skillfully" by now.
Eh. Not so much. He says "mama" but I'm still not convinced that he really knows that's me. Chef Michelle says he says cracker and I do think I heard him say it once. I could swear I've heard him say both hi and bye. None of these things are consistent, however. Verbally skillful, he is not.
Emerging skills for a 13 month old include holding out arms or legs to help you dress them and he does that. He also does one of the advanced skills of rolling a ball back and forth. There are some skills listed for 14, 15, and 16 months that he does. So, I'm not worried about his development.
I do wonder if he may have his daddy's "shy gene". If you know my husband very well, you know that he can talk a blue streak. But most people would describe him as quiet and shy. He was, in fact, so cripplingly shy when he was a child that he once had someone drive him nearly all over God's green earth to find his home because he could not bring himself to speak to tell her where to go.
Some things are very difficult for my husband because he's so shy. He's come a LONG way since I first met him but sometimes it is still a struggle for him and some of the stories he's told me about his childhood are heartbreaking to me.
Devin is definitely not as social and outgoing at this time as Dax was. (But, let's be honest, sometimes Dax is just a bit TOO social and outgoing.) Sometimes he is clearly overwhelmed when too many people are around or if someone new is around. I know this is normal at this age but I confess that I do find myself wondering: Is this normal or is he shy?
