The younger one was slower to crawl, and when he did, he moved like an inch worm crossed with a crab for the longest time. He was slower to walk as well. I think both were because he’d figured out how scoot around on his belly and irritate his brother without actually standing upright.

He also was slower to talk – he used only about 20 words at 2, and that’s if you count the names for Thomas & Friends. Then again, his older brother kept trying to act as his spokesman. To this day, I still have to remind the older one to let the younger have a chance to say what he’s going to say.

The younger one seemed to really take off when he was almost 3. We took a vacation, and when he was back to school, the teachers commented on how much more talkative he was. Albeit with a bit of a stutter, but that, too, seems to be something he’s mostly outgrown.

By all means, have your son checked just in case. I was concerned, too, and asked my pediatrician at mine’s 2-year check up. She was worried enough for extra screening, though, and attributed the lag to him being a younger sibling. And she was right!