My kids were/are not in a hurry to do anything on time (forget about early!).
DD7 was born 8 wks early. She rolled over at 7.5 months. Sat up at 9 months. Started crawling at 11 months and took her first step at 13.5 months. At 2.75 years she could only say 10 words. Shortly after her third birthday she began speaking in fluent sentences. She was not completely potty trained until over 4 yrs. She did nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that ever tipped us off that she was gifted. Looking back though, was found out that she was functionally blind in one eye, with not so good vision in the other, when she was 4.5. She was put in strong glasses and patched for over a year. I often wonder how much that delayed her development?
DS20months rolled over at 6 months, sat up at 8 months, crawled at 9 months and took his first step at 13 months. He has only ever said 9 words in his entire life (and four of them I have not heard him say in at least 2 months). He is a very bright little guy, and knowing what his sister was like I am less inclined to worry this time around.
