Ds2 is 10 months and I really have no idea whether he is displaying normal behaviour as I am finding him such hard work recently. He slaps and hits dh and I, and has now started hitting ds1 on his face. He pulls my hair, he will not share with his brother and screams and shrieks if anything is taken off him. If we say a firm 'no' eg when he hits, it seems he acknowledges it as he stops and looks but will then give a harder smack as his reply.
He has been walking for about a month now, and likes to potter about as I do chores. Yesterday I had my back turned for what seemed literally a minute and unfortunately he found a new fairy liquid bottle still in the carrier in a cupboard. He emptied half of it and it took ages getting rid of the slippery mess. Him getting up to no good is becoming a common occurence. He is constantly on the go, has very short naps and a terrible sleeper at night which in turn makes him quite grumpy in the day. (I have been surviving off approx three hours of sleep per night for the past week). I am bloody exhausted.
Several friends and relatives have dc of similar age and their dc are happy to sit in a parent's lap, or sit and play for more than a few minutes. Ds2 is very excited and active at the children's centre we go to once a week. I have had so many comments there of 'wow he is a handful isn't he' and 'gosh he must keep you busy'. Their babies sit nicely on the carpet playing whilst ds likes to explore the whole room, reach for the plant pots and leg it as soon as the doors open. Very tiring for me indeed as I have to watch him like a hawk. He isn't willing to share there either, whereas the other babies will forget about particular toy and move on to something else.
So aibu to ask, is this normal behaviour for a just turned 10 month old? I am trying to think back to ds1 but he started walking after turning 1. Though, until then he was a velcro baby but would sit and play if I sat with him. I dont think he was this active. Any help/words of advice greatly appreciated.