I am freaking out. My son is 16 months and has a submucousal cleft palate, bifid uvula and laryngomalacia. He says "mama", but not directed toward me. He babbles saying things like bababa, mabaaa, geee, pah, daa. Im just so worried that he is behind. They said if he had trouble with speech that he would need corrective surgery. We read books and do flashcards. His attention span isn't perfect. I was a daycare teacher for years for this age but my panic is not letting me remember clearly regarding exactly how far along the other kids were. He is able to identify his ball and bink and follow directions like "close the door" or "stay here". Has not picked up on "where is your nose, etc".

Are there any of you with a 16 month old boy (boys seem to develop a little later in this area) that are not talking yet?