Talking - when?

Hi all, Joseph is 17 months old and can only say 2/3 words. He makes a lot of sounds, but not words. Is this normal? I know someone told me boys are sometimes slower and I think Louise talks for him too.

Yeah i think it is.

Ellis doesnt say much but makes lots of noises!

LOL. Mind you we waited a long time for Louise to speak properly and now she never shuts up lol.

They recon boys are more lazy, and i agree, my son Bailee didnt really speak till he was about 2ish and then developed a stammer at 3yrs, has had speach therapy, and doesnt stammer anymore, but his speach is still not perfect, my baby boy riley started speaking about 20mths, just odd words like mum, cup etc his now 28mths and dosent stop lol. and can copying anything u say now. However my girls both spoke sooner Elise was around 12-14mths and Angel hasnt shut up since she was about 11months old, funny how we want them to speak yet when they do they dont shut up lol. Am sure they will start to speak more when they approach 2yrs. x

Same with crawling ang walking! We cant wait for them to start then spend all of our time telling them to sit down!

Oh man, I remember when Louise started walking I was over the moon.

When Joseph started at 9 months I remember thinking "oh noooooooooooo~"!

Ha ha bless him!

hi, my kids are other way round, ds as talking at 12 months sentences by 18 months now never shuts up but dd is 16 months says a few words but is lazy lol