Whiny 10 Month old.

My son is 10 months and 2 weeks and for the last few weeks he has be SOOO whiny!! It's driving me nuts. I just don't know how to deal with it. It's worse at about the time I'm making dinner. I can't do anything to distract him at that time. He just wants to be picked up and toted around. I can't do that so I have a baby that's getting into all my cupboards, drawers and clawing at my legs. I'm at a loss....I don't want to give in all the time. It's frustrating...hoping it's just a stage.

[adgal]

Yep, it's a stage.  Ryder went through that as well..still does from time to time.  Glued to me for a week or two, then back to being able to play independantly.  I have locked all my kitchen cupboards with baby locks except 2.  Those two contain things like tupperwear, wooden spoons, etc. and he sits and plays with those while I make dinner.  This way he is close to me and I can still do what I need to do in the kitchen.  Don't worry, it passes.  It comes back again, but it passes.

[RockRose]

I agree with Adgal,  and I also used a baby walker.  That way,  my little one could be sitting UP,  next to you,  and mobile around the kitchen with little treats on the table part of the walker.  I used a really simple one,  like this one,  and it was great.

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[Heatherm4]

Thanks ladies. The cupboards I don't mind....I just have a small kitchen! LOL so I'm stepping all over him and sometimes it's just not safe with me cooking at the same time.
I live in Ontario so walkers are actually illegal to use here. I wouldn't be able to get one if I wanted...he'd get stuck everywhere anyway!! LOL
I'll survive!! My concern is whether it was normal or not. It just came out of no where and I don't want him to end up being a crazy suckie or as his grandpa calls him "spoiled"!! haha

[RockRose]

Until they were able to walk,  my kids didn't tolerate being put down somewhere for the length of time it would take me to fix even a quick dinner,  so he's like my kids.  ;D  I think that's pretty standard baby behavior.  

Sorry walkers are illegal.  : (  Kids just LOVE them.  I guess if you're not careful they can go down stairs on them accidentally,  but with a little vigilance they're safe.  

[adgal]

Walkers are illegal here too, but try one of those fun centers.  Like a walker, but they can't go anywhere.  Ryder loved his.  We had a really tiny kitchen as well until recently, so I could put it kind of in the doorway so he was well away from the stove and any grease spatter or anything.  The other thing I did was put him in his highchair with a snack and milk and just talked to him the whole time.  Of course, they only have 30 second attention spans, so not always effective.  

It is completely normal I think.  I wouldn't worry about spoiling him..your just loving him like crazy!!