Okay so having one of my freak out moments which I have occasionally so bare with me! Mackenzie (16 months) says: dad dad, mum mum, nan nan, hi, do (dog), du (duck) and do (dorothy). She also does a lot of babbling!

Does this sound fairly normal? Other kids at mum's group say lots of words and some of those say "mummy" instead of the double mum mum. Should I be concerned? I think she actually understands quite a lot and is always pointing but I haven't heard many clear words. When do they start repeating words?

I know of course that kids all develop at diff stages but would love to hear about your kids and when they started talking. Did they suddenly just take off one day?