Casey, Just a sidenote. Crick is right; nothing else matters. But. . . it can get really old. My dd was quite motor delayed. She did not hold her head up, sit up, pull up, did not crawl or walk until very very late. Unlike most 9-10 month old babies she was immobile, other than rolling. You cannot imagine the comments I received from total strangers and acquaintances: aren't you worried, has the doctor checked her, is everything okay with her, are you sure everything is okay, have you tried to make her walk by like holding her up and having her hold your fingers, why doesn't she want to get moving? People were constantly telling me when their child sat up, crawled, walked and then would say, after I had commented that I was not worried, that if it were their child they would get a second opinion. (when she was 18 months old and not walking) Oh my god, while I was good about ignoring them, it was sometimes really annoying, not that they asked but that some would not let it go. My doctor was quite aware of her delay and why; regardless of any concerns, would I discuss them with a perfect stranger.
Then god forbid they saw me feeding her when she was two. She did not feed herself until after two; did not want to or could not. My goal was for her to eat not be independent. If we were in public, strangers stopped me (I am not kidding) and asked how old she was (she always answered them). People would say 'if you would let her' or 'don't feed her; she'll do it herself' or my favorite, 'have you tried to teach her?' I just politely told them she liked for me to feed her and I liked to oblige. It never bothered me, but had I let it, I would have gone insane.
