Hi,
My 8mo DS is at a stage where he is rolling a lot and learning to crawl. In the past week, it seems that he gets more and more frustrated and would whine all day long. He gets really frustrated when he can't reach a toy because he can't crawl forward yet. He may also be going through separation anxiety and needs me to constantly play / entertain him. However, he seems to get bored of one activity really quickly. For example, I would read to him and 5 secs later, he would whine. He used to like his jumperoo and it's helpful because I can leave him in there for 10 min while I fix his meals, but now he would whine if I am not entertaining him (eg. doing jumping jacks, peek-a-boo...etc) while he is in there.
The only time he is quiet is during meal time or wind-down time (when I put him in my carrier). Is this a stage that he's going through? Are there any activities that you could recommend for an extremely active kid? I love playing with him but frankly, I am getting physically exhausted (can't be doing jumping jacks 8 hours a day lol). Also, can you recommend activities that would encourage or teach him to crawl? Somehow I feel that he will be less frustrated once he is more mobile.
Thanks!