My son is nearly 17 months, lovely, very cute, very funny and learning stuff all the time. But goodness I am finding it hard at the mo. His sleep is awful. He is having loads of bumps and tumbles as he insists on throwing himself around the place. He is into everything. He thinks hitting his sister and us in the face is a funny game. He is getting much more anxious about separating from me than he used to - even though its only his doting grandparents that he goes to two days a week (and has done for 8 months now, and loves them to bits).
I don't remember it being like this with DD, but maybe I have blanked it out, I can't remember much about it really!
Anyone else in the same boat? And is there anyone with say a 20/22 month old who can reassure me that in a few months it will be MUCH MUCH BETTER??!! 
Thanks all
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Is it just me, or is 16 to 18 months-ish a really difficult age?
Bumpsadaisie · 13/03/2013 10:54
Don't apologise Monkey. I know you are too knackered to think straight if your DS2 is like my DS .
Had such an awful night last night. He was up at 11, 3 and then 6. To add to the mix, at 4am, just to shake things up a bit, his sister (3.9) vomited all over herself, pyjamas and bed - necessitating full shower etc.
DH is away all week too. Sob!
I'll stop offloading now.
I thought it was just me! My daughter is 16 months and she is totally gorgeous and I enjoy her much more than I did when she was tiny (I had a really rough year!) BUT when she throws a wobbler, cuts teeth or throws herself of the sofa it is just horrid. This too shall pass.....
I'm glad I'm not the only one. My DD is 17 months and not walking properly yet, but that does not stop her from finding the most awkward places to get stuck. She is a good sleeper though, so can't complain on that front. But the tantrums, hitting and just being clingy is knackering.
But I still miss her when she is having a nap or sleeping. 
My ds1 17 months can be really difficult. Having some sort of crazed sleep regression, tantrums over nappy changes, getting dressed, going in buggy. Have just been to toddlers with him and ds2 (born Sunday) where he pulled two kids hair. This has gone on for about a month. Sigh.
Yup. DS is nearly 17 months. He's suddenly incapable of staying on his feet, despite having been a confident walker for at least 3 months. He's got so many bruises you'd think I'd put him in the washing machine. He's currently coated in dried on snot so that's looking like an increasingly attractive idea...! He's recently decided that tantrums are the appropriate response to the word 'no'. He's always been a v independent child but has started having days where I absolutely must be in the same room as him. These days usually coincide with the days when I need to be doing things. I don't get to have lie-ins anymore since he's given up his morning sleep so DH can't give him breakfast & put him back to bed before going to work if I've had a bad night with my pregnancy-induced insomnia. Shrieking is the best noise. Doing something while being repeatedly told to stop is hilarious. Biting is a great game...
On the other hand, a combination of about a dozen words & half a dozen signs means he can communicate a lot better so frustration is less of an issue. His new-found 'clinginess' means he comes back to me when we're out rather than wandering off never to be seen again. He's just figured out how to stack rings on a pole & do simple puzzles so his concentration span is increasing & he can be left doing something for longer. He can now walk a mile easily while holding a hand which means that I don't have to break my back trying to push him up a steep hill in the buggy this is a good thing, even if it does take nearly 4x as long to get anywhere AND he just spontaneously came over to me & kissed me! He's never done that before!
I think the falling over and bumping into things and screaming is very difficult. Mine weren't too bad at this if I remember correctly. I think three/four is the hardest as they seem to get very determined. And some don't even grow out of that.
I think a stiff beverage is in order for everyone.
(After bedtime of course Xx)
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Enormous - that's the thing I can't do- I've given up booze for Lent! Aargh. God knows I could do with a half pint glass of Harveys Bristol Cream at the mo.
Perhaps it was a good move. I would be drunk by midday if I hadn't, the way things have been this week
Move to a different vice Bumps, maybe cigarettes or rollerblading.
jammy try ebay, 'charming, high spirited 18 month old, 1 previous owner'
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