Aw, first-time mom anxiety, totoo yan! Ang anak ko nag-start ng clear words around 18-20 months, pero before that may babbling na from 6 months pa lang, kaya hindi mo pakiramdam na walang progress. A few of us moms noticed na bawat bata talaga ang timeline, may kaibigan ako na 2 years old pa lang ang baby pero bumagsak na ng sentences, tapos may isa naman na quiet lang until almost 3 tapos biglang fluent na. The important thing is basta may babbling, pointing, at pag-understand ng simple words, okay lang yan, pero if worried ka talaga, doc lang ang best person to check, especially if walang sounds at all by 12 months.