I KNOW they all go through this phase. The wanting to be EVERYWHERE and get into EVERYTHING....but boy is it wearing me out!
We're smack in the middle of the phase where we've been crawling and cruising for awhile now, DS does stand for a few seconds on his own, and he's mastered crawling up the stairs in a matter of ummmmm well, on about his first attempt! Now he makes a beeline for the steps any chance he gets and screams when you take him off. We shut the door so he can not access them but as soon as someone opens it, he's heading straight there.
He is also in the not wanting to be put into any contraption stage and has been for awhile now. He can tolerate an exercauser or something like that for a few minutes. A highchair or booster seat only if he's actively being fed or eating himself. I can use cheerios or puffs to keep him occupied for a bit but he's having a hard time with digestion so I really need to limit these. I've tried other finger foods but he tends to just gag or choke on them at this point and so I need help him handle those and it doesn't give me much time to do things like cook dinner! LOL
He grabs for ANYTHING he can see and reach. Tries to climb up the TV stand to get to remotes, pulls each and every DVD down off the shelf....he is trying to "type" on the keyboard as I am typing right now and I keep trying to either hold him or relocate him but he's not having any of it. He is also, of course, in the pick up anything off the floor and eat it regardless of what it is stage. Super safe!
He likes to be held if I am standing and therefore moving. If I sit down, forget he, he wriggles to get down. He hates being put in his carseat or stroller or cart at the store right now b/c none of those options affords him MOVEMENT. If he's not moving, he is fussy.
He's otherwise a pretty mellow kid. He doesn't freak out about being hungry or needing to be changed or things like that. He tolerates OT pretty well, also. We have sleep props from reflux/tummy trouble stuff so he's a bit feisty about going to sleep if he's not rocked, but after this whole long winded post....
Any tips for being able to keep him STILL or contained long enough to accomplish a task.....like say EAT something, cook dinner, use the bathroom?
? Is plopping him in a pack n' play or crib or bouncy chair strapped in and letting him scream my only choice? (Usually I don't do this, but earlier today trying to use the bathroom and have him IN the bathroom where I could keep an eye on him and keep him away from the stairs and not have him screaming was SO SO irritating as he was climbing up on me while I was on the toilet and he was grabbing at everything and scratching me and leaning into the bathtub....sigh.)
So, just looking for ideas for keeping him safe and contained and HAPPY if at all possible, in particular while we are out places....like other people's not so child proofed homes, stores, etc.
Thanks!