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Subject: Emma Kelly

Author:
Amanda

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Date Posted: 12:10:59 10/09/07 Tue

Kellie,
I have an almost 23 month old daughter. I'm a first time mom so I worried (and worry) about everything! She started banging her head against the cabinets, wall, etc when she was probably 6 months old or so. I worried about autism, of course, but she eventually grew out of that stage.
A few months ago, she started "hitting at" any other babies she saw (in person or on tv). I never really thought of it as hand flapping, but I guess that's what she's doing. At first she did it constantly. Now she's starting to slack off. I think it's just an emotional response to seeing other babies. She interacts with us, shows emotion, laughs, cuddles, talks (a lot!)- all that good stuff, so I'm not too concerned.
I'm sure Emma Kelly is just a happy, healthy baby who can't express her emotions like we do, so she uses her hands to show her happiness.
As far as the not walking thing, I was a late walker. I think somewhere around 15 months. And I turned out ok.
I know new moms worry about everything. I do. I worry every time a mosquito bites her that she'll have encephalitis (and I live in Louisiana so there's no avoiding them!). I worry about lead paint now. I use those lead check tests all the time on her toys. I'm an obsessive mom!
I'm not turning this into a post about me. I guess what I'm trying to say is I know what you're going through. And Kidd was right this morning saying that you'll worry about her forever. I know I will about mine! It's normal. :-)
You say she's a people pleaser, so she obviously interacts and loves being around people. I wouldn't really worry too much about it.

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