HELP! Whiny baby!

7 month old is a great sleeper, greater eater, and perfect when we go out and do stuff.

At home though, he’s started whining. All. The. Time. He’s not hungry, dirty or sleepy. He’s not overtired.

I keep trying to blame teething but his gums aren’t even swollen, he drools a lot but there’s no hint of a tooth. Not sure if the whining is being caused by it.

My other concern is that he’s bored. Which, excuse you mister, is quite high maintenance 😂 I say bored because when we go out he’s the cutest most social little love bug, patient and active.

Someone help. What can I do? Should I just ignore him and try to get him to entertain himself? Is he in pain should I maybe rub some teething gel on?