Hello. my 5mo is very alert and always wants to be doing something and gets bored of the same thing after about 5 mins. I have so much stuff for her now eg - rocking chair, bouncing chair, play nests, baby gyms, door bouncer, baby walker, playmats, boxes of toys etc. But still find by late afternoon, I have run out of things to do with her and she gets bored if she does the same thing more than once or twice in a day. Finding it hard to get much done as she needs so much attention. I do take her out but it is getting hard with naps etc. She gets so grumpy if she doesnt have a good hour or so in the morning, which then makes toddler groups etc really hard as when we have been, she is just grumpy. If I put her in a baby carrier, she enjoys it if I am constantly walking, but the second I stop, she starts winging. I have been ill over the last few days and also preparing for my ofsted inspection tomorrow, for childminding so getting a bit exhusted now!
Any ideas of ways to keep LO amused? I am happy to sit and play with her etc, which I do alot, but just need a bit of a break and need to get some bits done! It is also becoming hard to so much as have a conversation with somebody as she moans as soon as the attention goes off her!