Any advice 😩 SAHM with 5 month old and 2 year old who doesn’t speak

Shayne • šŸŒˆšŸ’™Ezra 3.17.18šŸ’™- šŸ’—Salem 10.1.19šŸ’—

I feel very overwhelmed and worried. My son will be 2 next month. He says ā€œNo no noā€ when he doesn’t want something. If we say ā€œReady, set.....ā€ he will say ā€œGo!ā€ I’ve got him to say ā€œballā€ a couple times. And that’s pretty much it. He has his own sounds for ā€œByeā€ and ā€œI love youā€. He’s very smart and social and happy and energetic but he just cannot understand words. He is very well behaved except he throws tantrums when I have to make him do something he doesn’t want or take something away - I feel guilty disciplining those tantrums because I feel awful that he doesn’t understand WHY I’m doing those things and can’t express his wants or needs.

I also have a 5 month old and I’m alone 12 hours a day with them. I feel so guilty that I can’t give my all and dedicate my time to his speech. I know he gets a lot of screen time, but I just need something to occupy his attention for longer periods while I’m dealing with the baby and i stress about if that’s something that’s hurting his development. He is a human tornado lol I love his energy and spunk but it makes it very hard for me to take him places and chase after him with my 5 month old.

He sees a ā€œspeech therapistā€ once a week for an hour and I feel like it’s not helping.

I’m at a loss. I just don’t know what to do for him and his speech. And then because he doesn’t understand what I’m saying nor express how he’s feeling - discipline makes me feel so guilty. Like a should I even be disciplining his behavior when I know it’s just because he’s frustrated and not because he’s being bad? I love him so much and want the best for him and I feel like I’m failing and so lost.

ANY ADVICE PLEASE šŸ’—šŸ’—šŸ’—šŸ’—