Caylen's Evaluation Pt. 2

Today was the big day. At 1 PM, Caylen had her pre-screening for Babies Can't Wait. Caylen did really well and the lady was really nice, but things went as I had feared they would. She was concerned that Caylen was not standing yet, as well as her expressive language.

As far as her language goes, I don't think there really is a problem, but she has said like 30 words that just pop up and then go away. Is that normal? She says a lot and mimics a lot, but it is very sporadic and inconsistent. She says about 3 words consistently, mumum, dada, and bye bye. She says many, many more words than that, but more inconsistently. She has said cat, dog, book, ball, more, all done, no, etc. but most of those are on the sometimes, once in a blue moon, word list. Others she has said were on the 1 word wonder list that never seems to reappear. Is that normal?

See, I don't know. This is my first child. Is any child normal? I don't know. I don't have much experience with babies and toddlers, but I just want to do what is best for her. If she has a delay, I want her to catch up. If she has something more, I want her to get the best help she can. I know there are a lot of other moms out there who have told me that they have experienced the same delay either with themselves or their own children. Thank God for those great women because I think I might be a total basket case now if it weren't for them!

I am a realist myself, but when it is something so touchy and potentially horrid as something being wrong with your child, it helps to know that it could turn out okay. The lady that came today didn't seem to think there were any signs of autism, nor do I, but there are a million other things that it could be. Granted, autism is one of the scariest so I am relieved, but I still just don't know what could be causing her delay. She is, more than likely I hope, just fine. She is just probably taking her time on hitting her gross motor milestones and enjoying watching me squirm while she's at it. I just am so stressed about it, thinking I might have caused this, or what could I have done better? I don't know, but I will continue to update on her status. She will probably be screened for Babies Can't Wait in a couple weeks and we will go from there!