I can never remember feeling like this with my older dc who are tweens and teens now. But my nearly 1 year old is driving me batty at home. I'm knackered and honestly at my wits end. When we are at home she is literally into everything. She crawls the length of the house and just loves opening draws and pulling out the contents, trying to stick her finger in plug sockets etc. she never wants to sit still and play or read with me. She is constantly on the go. And she hates being confined to a play pen or cot. My days are spent chasing her around. I find it so difficult being at home with her that we walk for miles just so I can confine her to a buggy for a bit. Meal times also offer some reprieve as she's in a high chair for a while. I spend lots of time wandering around Asda because she's in a trolley then. But obviously these aren't long term solutions.
As I said I don't remember feeling so beaten down when my older dc were this age. She literally just doesn't stop. She naps in the morning but once she's up she will spend the entire day doing this and I find it exhausting. I hate rainy days or any time we are confined to the house because it's a nightmare being stuck in with her. I follow her around all day just watching what she's doing.
I know it's probably very normal but I just wonder how people cope? Will it get even worse when she's walking?! I sense soft play may become my friend then.