My mum did family day care so has seen lots of kids in her time. Quietly (ie: she didn't tell me at the time) she was very worried about my DS1.
He didn't crawl much but "knee walked" til he was 15 months old. He didn't copy facial expressions, ever. Didn't make noises in response to you, or clap, wave, do the block tower thing. Didn't like being cuddled to sleep. Wouldn't "bite" food or even feed himself. Ate books.
He's turning 5 next week. He is the most vivacious chatterbox you've ever met. Not even remotely "unwell" or developmentally challenged. He's a pretty strange kid in some ways (he often sits on people's laps at the shops and has a vivid imagination) but his kinder teacher says he is very ready for school next year and should cope well.
Don't worry. It's only now I have Rose that I see what a "normal" baby milestone is. She's textbook, DS1 was not.
ETA: Is your 30th on June 11th? That is my DS1's fifth birthday
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