My 9 month old is a cheeky fucker

[TheTraceNextDoor]

He's bloody doing my head in

Does NOT want to play with toys. I have sampled a vast range and he isn't interested, he only wants what he shouldn't really have.

For example, the remote control, loves turning DH's PlayStation on and off. Loves finding my handbag and walking about with it. Loves peoples phones. Loves shoes!

The cheeky fucker is so very cheeky that he wouldn't fall for my dupe trick! I arranged a basket full of things that look 'off limits' but are actually sensory related so he can have them. For example, I put in there an identical remote control to ours without batteries and he didn't want it! He went straight for the one we have

He won't sit still on the breast, bobs up and down and tries to bite me a lot of the time. The only 'snuggly' feeds are those that happen when he's tired/it's bedtime.

He walks into everything and has been doing so since 8 months when he took his first steps.

He screams MUMMM! as soon as I live the room, even if it's DH he's with. He won't have it. Doesn't stop whinging until I return, completely vexed. As soon as he's handed to me, he's grinning from ear to ear.

Falls on his head at least once a day, with a big loud and heartbreaking scream

I shouldn't complain really as he sleeps 12/14 hours a night and is a funny and clever boy. But he just drives me insane. Jesus wept at the thought of him being a toddler.

Apologies as I am grateful for him, he's wonderful. But he's a bit cheeky really. Can't say I'll be doing this again. I love him but one dose of parenting is enough. I had crippling Hyperemisis G (excuse spelling). I look toward to more me time and gradual freedom as he grows, plus I like the idea of putting 100% into just one child.

Go no contact till he apologises :o

Bin him then get a new one

DS will be 7 on Monday. He's the same. Just bigger. Good luck.

7?!

I was hoping this game of nonsense would end by 4 the latest.

Goes and cries whilst the kettle boils, DS will probably be into something whilst I do it. Something you wouldn't even think a baby could manage to get up to

LTB

That really stands for love the baby. He sounds like a clever wee chap. My only suggestion is that he sounds like he is seeing you guys going about your lives and he wants a piece of that- the remote control and play station etc. So it sounds like you could immerse yourselves into his toys with him to make them seem more enjoyable. Or involve him in tasks- my son used to enjoy “sorting washing”, playing with pegs, brushing the floor etc. A ring sling was fantastic to carry him around on my hip and just take him about my everyday stuff was great too. Enjoy.

Sounds familiar. .. fast forward a year, she has just ignored me for a week. I wasn't allowed to do anything, or get up for her in night as it was all about daddy. They are so funny

Pretty much could have written this.

DD is 15 months old and is just so very very annoying.....

Lucky she is cute!

Isadora Funny you should say that, he loves unpegging my washing from the clothes horse as I'm doing it

So I'll hang something up, he will then take it off and hand it back to me!

I thought he was just being pesty but maybe he's trying to help lol

LTB

End by 4! You’ll need a new seatbelt for that ride, OP.

The remote control your CF is currently obsessed with will be the very one he uses on you when he’s 4. You will totally succumb to his mind controlling antics by then.

My advice would be to watch Family Guy episodes. Study Stewie’s character. Take notes! Keep a file. You’ll need it!

Do you go to any toddler groups or anything? I would put him in to a group with other kids that may 1.Tire him out and provide some intellectual variation to keep him occupied. 2. Get him with other children his own age so he sees they don't need their mum all the time, may be a good influence if he models their behaviour playing with toys and lastly 3. Give you a wee break! He sound like hard work lol x

We took him recently 😳 The children were his age or a bit younger but non mobile. He kept fumbling around pushing babies, despite me being there like a hawk to stop it

It wasn't very enjoyable for either of us in the end

He's an absolute dot wearing 0-3 clothes so looks very deceiving!

If he is under 1 year then shouldn't he still be under warranty?

Send him back

Seriously though it does get easier just buy some ear plugs though

Fig Apparently so But I don't think he will fit back into the packaging he came in!

Is your 9 month old my 7 month old?! Could have written this except he's only cruising not walking (still with the epic head bumps though) and he definitely doesn't sleep through the night!

So no advice but solidarity... it is exhausting (kind of fun too though )

Sorry, you lost all sympathy when you said he sleeps 12/14 hours a night. That must be fucking incredible!!!

You peg your washing on the clothes horse?! Is that how it's supposed to work?

Just to say my 8 month old is pretty much the same, plus she wakes up twice in the night... so just leaving that there...

my 9mo is the same - except she wakes anywhere between 8-15 times a night. Do I win?

My daughter is 12m and sounds exactly the same. Love her to bits but it's bloody exhausting! Can't imagine having another one

I had similar:-)