https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:19:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not/page/2#post-1594934 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:39:49 +0000 reverie 1594934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: you didn't come across that way... sorry my internet hyperbole didn't translate well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not/page/2#post-1594473 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:01:34 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1594473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty normal range. I don't think M clapped until 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594468 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:56:17 +0000 lovehoneybee 1594468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E was all about the eating and drinking (we started with a straw cup) from a really young age, but he didn't start stacking blocks/cups until closer to (or just after) a year. Maybe 13 months? And I think that was about when he started to clap on his own, too. Before that he would clap our hands together. Does your LO wave yet? Our pedi told us that she often sees LOs doing one of the other earlier, depending on which you model more (and I think he was about a year when he started to wave, too). He's 21.5 months now and sometimes do 2-3 piece puzzles, but mostly doesn't care about them (he's rather help me cook!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594399 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:52:35 +0000 MoonMoon 1594399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OpinionsLikeKittens: Awww, I didn't mean to imply I think my LO is delayed, or anyone else! I'm sorry if it came across that way. &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594310 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:46:39 +0000 silver1 1594310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about the stacking cups, blocks puzzles. LO is 13 months and just plays/throws his toys around. The only thing he was doing at 10 months in the list was clapping. I think he had just started the sippy cup but I was not consistent about using it. He still doesn't eat from dish, I just put food pieces on his tray or hand it over to him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594262 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 02:03:17 +0000 Raindrop 1594262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every kid is different :) </p> <p>We didn't do any cup stacking. I actually have no idea what that is! But LO was interested in knocking over stacked blocks than stacking them him self at 10 months.</p> <p>Did not really get puzzles till about 15 months.</p> <p>He did eat on his own by 10 months but I think it is because he is stubborn and did not like us feeding him. I think he thought we were giving him baby food and not the good stuff aka what we were eating.</p> <p>Not a big water drinker from sippy cups would rather have milk from a bottle at 10 months. :)</p> <p>He did clap also but we clap a lot to cheer him on so I think that has a lot to do with that... Seriously we clap A LOT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594223 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:55:04 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1594223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 2 and can't do puzzles..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594202 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:39 +0000 sarac 1594202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter did not stack cups and learn to do puzzles until closer to two. Her gross and fine motor skills have always been on the slowest end of normal. If your child could not do those things in a year, you might have cause for concern. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594160 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:19:09 +0000 irene 1594160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-stack cups and stack blocks: I don't think we have blocks and cups for him until closer to 1 year... </p> <p>-put puzzle pieces in, like Melissa &amp; Doug style puzzles<br /> Not advanced puzzles, but he attempted to do those simple plastic shape puzzles that are blocks which inserts into a box. I don't think he figured it out completely by 10.5 months. I can't remember.</p> <p>-eat out of a dish (instead of you handing them foods 1 by 1)<br /> I remember he was eating out of his tray for the longest time because he went through a phase of serious food throwing and I was reluctant to get him dishes or he'll throw the whole thing on the floor. We didn't get dishes for him until closer to 1?</p> <p>-drink substantial amounts of water, from a sippy or regular cup<br /> Definitely not a substantial amount. He suddenly started doing that out of the blue at 11-ish months when we got the right cup for him. (a straw cup). He won't even drink from a bottle afterwards.</p> <p>-clap<br /> Yes</p> <p>I would say don't worry because your list is for older babies / young toddlers it seems! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594150 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:09:55 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1594150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: he clapped but that's if for your list.<br /> He's 18m and just getting to those milestones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594089 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:25:56 +0000 reverie 1594089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I second the straw cup over a sippy --- my husband taught him to use the straw in one sitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594082 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:23:10 +0000 reverie 1594082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: ummmm I'm about 1 week behind you and all we do on that list is clap hands.... I guess my little one is delayed too :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594081 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:21:44 +0000 Silva 1594081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: we go by this <a href="http://ecdc.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Developmental_checklists_Updated2012.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://ecdc.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Developmental_checklists_Updated2012.pdf</a><br /> And by the Age and stages questionnaire (ASQ) which is what our doctor uses </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594062 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:02:36 +0000 Pepper 1594062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 10 months old as of today, and he doesn't do most of that, haha. He has clapped before, but not consistently. He drinks water from a straw cup and he eats out of a dish if I hold it down (otherwise he picks it up and tries to eat the dish, lol) everything else, no. He just started waving consistently in the past week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594055 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:56:11 +0000 MoonMoon 1594055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: I have to agree! We are blown away by having a baby who understands what we say, has really strong preferences, and is crawling and walking all over the place. Super cool age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594040 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:45:49 +0000 Silva 1594040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: 10 to 11 months was a crazy time, my daughter learned something new seemingly everyday. That was when she started really being "teachable" too. I could show her something and she'd figure out how to do it. Her receptive language exploded. I'm sure your LO will be clapping soon. It's a really fun time watching them figure it all out! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594027 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:41:33 +0000 MoonMoon 1594027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: that is good to know, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594024 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:38:12 +0000 Silva 1594024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: I'm pretty sure clapping is the only thing on that list that he "should" be doing by a year. For example, stacking blocks comes after being able to put things into containers. Stacking 2 blocks by 15 months or so is a more reasonable expectation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1594016 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:30:59 +0000 MoonMoon 1594016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just noticed that many of the toys say ages 6 months +, and many of those silly baby websites mention stacking toys, clapping, etc. on their 9 or 10 month checklists. I just wanted to know if many babies were doing these things at this age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593874 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:13:17 +0000 Greentea 1593874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal to me. My lo doesn't even have some of the things you mentioned like puzzles and blocks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593869 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:07:26 +0000 Smurfette 1593869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She clapped at 9.5 months. Drank from a straw cup till 12 months when we switched to a sippy. Cups and blocks were closer to 12 months. She has been eating off a plate since 10 months but still uses her hands. We haven't even tried a puzzle with her. Not sure if she has at school or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593832 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:41:43 +0000 Silva 1593832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where are you getting your milestone checklist from!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593821 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:30:10 +0000 Trailmix 1593821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are almost 11 months and only do the last three things on your list (clapping, eating, drinking water from a straw cup.). I wouldn't stress it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593746 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:16:17 +0000 travellingbee 1593746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't exactly know what stacking cups is. He puts cups inside of other cups. Is that what that means? He didn't start doing that until around 12 months. clapping hands around 11 months. waving around 11 months. he's 13 months and doesn't put any puzzle pieces in. Not even close. He's been able to eat off of the tray with his hands since about seven months, but that's the only thing he was doing out of your list at 10 1/2 months. And my pediatrician says he's ahead on almost all skills. What is making you worry about these particular things? Is it something that you read he should be doing a book? Or that your doctor said? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593738 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:11:49 +0000 MoonMoon 1593738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for your responses! I usually don't sweat milestones, but I wondered if these things put together amounted to anything to worry about. The consensus seems to be no! I love hearing about all your LOs too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593712 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:57:56 +0000 googly-eyes 1593712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She didn't stack cups or put puzzle pieces in. I still don't even buy puzzles. She was on mostly purées until a year. I think she clapped. I don't know when she started stacking blocks but I would guess around a year. </p> <p>All babies are different. None of those is alarming IMO! Of course keep watching but don't freak out before there's actually a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593688 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:40:22 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1593688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember DD doing any of that at 10 months except for clapping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593661 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:10:19 +0000 Cherrybee 1593661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: My LO is 6 weeks younger than yours but FWIW she can only do one of the things on your list (clap - and that's a very recent development). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593658 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:08:19 +0000 pinkb 1593658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been worried about a lot of DD milestones, but she is just a late bloomer.<br /> -stack cups- 12months<br /> -stack blocks- we dont have any blocks :/ maybe i should het some!<br /> -put puzzle pieces in, like Melissa &amp; Doug style puzzles- almost 16 months and does not do this<br /> -eat out of a dish (instead of you handing them foods 1 by 1)- 13 months but only if that dish is attached otherwise it all goes on the floor, she mostly just eats off the table or highchair tray<br /> -drink substantial amounts of water, from a sippy or regular cup- 9 months or so, for awhile she would mostly take sips and spit it back out for fun. 14 months she lost interest in her straw cups so I got differnt ones and now she drinks a ton<br /> -clap-11.5 months, I worried so much about this, and almost didnt notice she was clapping when she finally started. But it wasnt constant she stopped and then started again around 13 months.<br /> ETA Sometimes we have to watch how many peices of food we give her cause she is a stuffer, she stuffs it all in at once and then gags. But its not all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reassure-me-or-not#post-1593657 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:08:05 +0000 Espion 1593657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: E doesn't clap either. I'm not worried. Although it'll really suck if he ever gets invited to awards ceremonies...</p> <p>:p </p>