18 month old

My boy keeps waking up probably every 2 hours a night. I’m exhausted. We co-sleep because I just find it easier. He cries until he is held, I just wanna get comfy in bed but I can’t lol. He also just started throwing fits where he’ll shake his arms or stomp his feet, honestly no idea where he got that from.

Anyone deal with this? I tried his toddler bed but he won’t sleep in it he’ll just wake up once I put him down lol so I’m not doing the toddler bed.