Am now 37 weeks and am really struggling. It's boiling, which doens't help, and I have to look after DS (23 months) which is proving to be an absolute killer. I'm physically finding everything a struggle (SPD, the usual bending and lifting business etc) and DS is a handful at the best of times.
Usually I take him out to do something every day, which involves him running off some energy. But all the toddler groups are off for the summer, and all the things we normally do are now, quite frankly, not do-able, because I can't keep up.
For example, we used to go to the library once a week, but the last time we went he threw all the books off the shelves, and while I was struggling to pick them up he grabbed a chair and sprinted off across the library. What made it worse was that the main door is always open and leads right onto a very major road. I had to put him in his pushchair to keep him under control, at which point he kicked off and we both left in tears. And a usually fail safe trip to the park ended up being a nightmare, as it was full of broken glass, and DS kept figuring out ways to fall off massive drops, or run into people on the swings, or generally attempt suicide and I physically can't keep him from doing himself an injury, so that too is off the menu for a bit. Soft play etc all out of the question for the same reasons.
I feel very sorry for him as he's just not really getting chance to let off steam. We haven't got a garden, although we did just get him a water table for the yard as an early present, which is going to be a godsend I think.
Do other people struggle so badly or am I just a bit useless? DS is particularly boisterous, and I'm finding this pregnancy much worse than the last one in terms of energy. And to make matters worse I could theoretically stay knocked up and getting bigger by the day - FOR ANOTHER 5 WEEKS!!
Any suggestions what I can do to entertain DS without all the stress and drama?