Does anyone know of any good chairs or anything to keep my ds contained??!

[meandmyjoe]

OK well, my ds has always been a bit of a wriggler, never really sits on my lap for more than a few minutes. He used to have a bouncer chair when he was younger but obviously now he's 12 months he's too big for it. He goes in a high chair to eat but gets bored as soon as the food is gone! He seems to spend the entire day crawling around on the floor and walking around! He never sits next to me on the sofa as he just stands up or tries to crawl around so I'm worried he'll fall. Does this sound OK or am I meant to have somethings soft for him to sit in/ on???? I put cushions down for him to play on and he just wrestles with them and then crawls off to play with something else. What am I meant to be doing???!

That is the worry I think, that they can't keep still to concentrate but do you know what, school does funny things to them, it makes them do things that they would never do for you! He will be fine. As said before by Blueshoes, he sounds a delight.

It is hard to accept the behaviour of a "difficult" toddler as the outside world (parents/grandparents/friends especially) only seem to remember their LO being angels! That is why Mumsnet is so good, you realise you are not the only one whose baby/child can be difficult/hard work and it helps you to accept it and learn what will happen in the future.

I remember a lot of people telling you that he would be easier the more mobile he got, I am taking it that they were right, he is easier now he can walk? Some babies just don't like being babies. DD1 didn't. It was like a switch went on when she learned to cartwheel!

Lol, maybe Joe is wanting to cartwheel and that's why he's still frustrated!

Yes he is 100 times better now he is mobile, he is a smiley happy little boy now he can walk, as long as he can go where he wants when he wants! I guess I always knew he wasn't going to be the angellic toddler people told me he'd be but he is happy now which is my only concern. He seemed so bloody miserable before and would just whinge and cry all day.

I think he just has a lot to say for himself! He is a complete delight though and so many things are brilliant with him now. He sleeps well, he eats well, he's good at entertaining himself, he's very communcative and loves making us laugh, he's just like a little adult really and gets peed off at things most babies wouldn't really notice.

He's so funny though, he can be so adorable when he just waves at random strangers and then when they look at him he shouts and points at them like he's telling them off for something! I'm sure he's saying something really interesting in his mind but to us it's just gibberish.

I wouldn't know if he's difficult or not now to be honest as he is such a delight compared to how he was but I must admit we do seem to put up with a lot more tantrums and frustrated screeching then most people with babies of his age! I'm really hoping that he'll grow up and be able to channel all his enegy into something productive cos with his energy and his determination I'm sure he could do something amazing!