Reassurance?

Worried about what?

Sounds totally normal. What would you like reassurance about?

My nephew didnt speak until a out 15 months and even now at 18 months he's still limited in words but he is super smart.

Totally 10000% normal. Understanding, eye contact, responding, experimenting with noise… all normal before 18 months. Around 18 months he should have a couple of words and be building his vocabulary but don’t stress about it, it will come

Sounds like he’s doing amazing

Sounds amazing. Mine didn’t start ‘talking’ until about 16 months. Understand and *some* form of communication is what you’re looking for and it sounds like he’s got it nailed down x

There's no hard rule that a baby needs to be able to speak by a certain month, and remember every child differs. Often, firstborns tend to be a little slower to speak, and if i recall, my nephews in particular spoke actual words around their 18+ months (my nieces were quicker to learn words). A positive sign, however, is that your baby babbles - which means he is capable of speech. one exercise you might want to try with your little one, is copying his babbles before introducing him to a new word. Like if he says babababa, you copy the sound and then say "bear/ ball/ bubble" anything that comes off that sound. I tried that with my one and although he doesn't really say words all the time, he does attempt to copy me back. It'll take time, but there's no rush. If it still bothers you, maybe have tell you midwife, so you can keep track of it?