Jamie is not sleeping well at night. Plus he is whiny whiny whiny during the day. I remember Bob going through this stage about the same time. Every little thing makes him cry. Last night, I would just get to sleep and Jamie would start talking! He would say, "uh-oh!" or "milk!" Finally we got up for a little bit and went back to sleep again at 4am.

Today he is just driving me crazy. I keep wondering if I can talk dh into staying home this afternoon so I can run away for a little bit. On days like this I feel so crappy. I chose to be a sahm, if I can't handle it maybe I should just go back to work.

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It will pass, hang in there! I hope you can get out for a little bit today

Everybody, (even sahm ) need time to themselves!

I would look into a mom's morning out so that you can have some free time. And who knows Jamie might forget to be whinny and have a good time if he is in a different enviornment!

How old is baby? My ds is 20mths old, and doing the EXACT same thing right now. I was thinking it was the terrible twos early for him. I feel bad saying it, but right now I am glad to drop him at daycare while I go to work. We both get along a lot better after that 8 hours of separation!

It's not that you can't handle it...Somtimes a little breather is all we need.
It'll pass. I have many days where I feel like I am going insane.

Are they still in a napping stage? Maybe while they are taking a nap you can go take a bath and relax for a bit?

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has he gotten his first year molars yet? Ds was whiney about that age and then his molars came in, then his incisers shortly after. They were hard teeth to cut. Once they were all in, he calmed down for a few months.
Now, at 22 months, the terrible two's have hit and all he does is whine and tantrum. About everything! Some days I feel like running away too, this has been one of those mornings, he whined for an hour after dh left. I know that this too shall pass...
Hang in there! I know you're super busy with your two little men! (and BTW I LOVE it every time I read that your little man's name is Bob, so darn cute!)

Have you considered getting a Mommy's Helper a few days a week. You can find a local teenager and have them come over and play and take care of your little one for you while you are home. Then you can take some time to rest, clean or whatever you want to do. Then if you like them and the way they interact with your kids you will have a prescreened babysitter for the future.

If you don't know a teen you can often call a school or a church and ask them to recommend one.

Jen

Hope you get a break soon. I know it can be very tough sometimes. I'm thankful it is warm today so we can go outside after naptime!

I sorry. I am one who cannot run on a full tank of sleep. Hopefully it is just his molars, or a short short "stage"

I keep telling myself, as my dd ( 5 months ) is waking up every 45 minutes when I put her to bed, this goes on from 6:30 -10:30 "she is just little for a short time". Not that it helps all the time lol

Maybe dd can give you a break so you can have a nice bath or a walk to get some You time. I actually went to a farmers market on Sunday without the baby for 45 minutes. I think she cried most of the time dh had her, but she lived and so did he. It was nice.

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Well...I was able to go to the store by myself, woohoo! I can see that he is teething, they keep going up and down, though. I wish they'd just come out already!

Now, Bob...he was colicky and has been very hyper his whole life (all 2 1/2 years), and today I told dh, "You will NOT believe that Bob is my mellow baby now!" And he's not any less hyper, he's just not as high strung as Jamie is at the moment.

Ok, so I hardly got any sleep last night, yet here I am! I'm going to bed now.

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