Hehe, I remember those times with my Joel

You sound like your doing it pretty good.
Trust me it gets better and it will be rewarding later. Me and Joel were glued together the first few months during that time(well we still are, lol)and honestly there were times I was so out energy and I just wanted to pass him off to someone, just for a couple of days lol but I kept on going and now he's really good and potty trained(he's 11months). I can finally trust him when he goes off byhimself and not have to worry what he's getting into or if he's pooping behind the couch again!, it's really nice when you get past that part.
What I asked myself was would you rather do it consistantly for 10months to a year(give or take) or would you rather have to do it half a$$ for your dogs whole life lol
Thats what got me through with Joel so you have to hang in there!