Thanks for your reply kaylynne. I'm sorry that you're having such a hard time as well. It's just exhausting isn't it. I feel like I'm out of fight most of the time. Nappy changes are bloody dreadful and he's SO strong it's amazing. it used to be a battle getting him in and out of the car seat/buggy. He seems to have stopped that one touch wood, but looking back, I'll take that problem over the new ones!
Ouch, your arm sounds sore. Cooper has a thing with doors at the moment so I'm mega paranoid about always having my keys on me as I know he'll find it hilarious to keep me stuck on the outside whilst he no doubt slaps his brother a few times of traps the puppy's head in the door! It's exhausting but I have to say, he is better when I'm on my own than if Rick's at home. I usually dread the weekends as they are unorganised chaos and at least the week days I'm running a fairly well oiled machine.
Cooper also stopped sleeping. He used to be a dreamboat at going to bed but he stopped that when we lost our old dog. He literally went to pieces, hence new puppy, and although he's better than he was in that he will go to bed without a fight, he doesn't sleep through anymore. I'm literally exhausted. Last night, both boys were in bed at 7, I was up at 11,12,4,7 with the baby, 4.45 with the puppy and 5.15 with Cooper. Bleurgh.
It's very much like that nursery rhyme, when he's good he's very very good, when he's bad he's horrid!
I'm going away this weekend and only taking the little one with me. Cooper can have some quality daddy time.
Coop's birthday is Good Friday this year and we're going away that week with friends (and the kids) so he's having his birthday terrorising friends and strangers rather than family!!
J and Cooper sound like a perfect match!!