Distracted baby

I have one super active wee man which is great... except when it comes to feeding. When I'm giving him his bottle he seems to want to do anything but drink! He's very tactile and grabs at anything within reach (usually my nose, lips, hair, clothes, necklace - I have to make sure his fingernails are clipped every couple of days or else he gouges me!). He also twists around a lot and I have to make sure I'm holding him pretty tight or else he'll just flip right off me. It makes getting a bottle into him a mission. (an extra pair of arms would definitely be fantastic).
So my question is, does anyone else have a baby that just won't sit still? How do you manage it? Is it just a phase? I guess when you are 6 months old the whole world is much more exciting than having a bottle.
I have just started on solids although he's only really having a small amount and only in the mornings at this stage, so it could be that he's just not as hungry as normal or his milk's a bit same-old now. He is constantly on the go though - either sleeping or moving, and he's very 'independent' (ie stubborn and knows what he wants) - I'm just having visions of future dinnertime battles!!

This is exactly like Alex. Drives me mental!

Jacob has been just the same lately at times (although he's breastfed, not bottle fed). When we're by ourselves, he's often fine, but when there's any kind of noise / movement / anything, he just starts squirming and wriggling and despite the fact I know he's hungry (and he was demanding a drink a minute ago!) he doesn't drink. I shut myself in his room, turn off the light and close the curtains, and that helps, if he can't see much else he tends to go back to drinking.

Hehe yeah my baby is like this. He is constantly kicking, punching, wriggling, looking around, he's fascinated with everything. It can take a while to get a bottle into him. I don't have too much advice as Im figuring it out myself but it definitely helps to have as little distractions and bright coloured things around as possible and to give the feed when he asks for it. I often feed my baby when he gets up for a sleep so I leave him in his wrap me up (little sleeping bag swaddle with arms in) maybe that could do for a short term fix? But yeah it's tricky lol

Oh, and if wrapping him didn't work ie too hot, I would make sure I had something for his free arm to play with, eg. a necklace, my hair, a small toy.

DS was bottle feed and easily distracted. I remember thinking it was crazy he could be distracted by the wardrobe door (plain wood).
I often feed him in his bouncer. One of those basic mesh ones. Mr squiggle monster suprisingly enough didn't squiggle in there.
I'd also feed him in his car seat. Only if his feed coincided with us going out anyway. Again that reclined in a piece of furniture thing seemed to calm him.

Haven't read all the replies, so sorry if I am repeating myself. I have had 2 distracted feeders, its perfectly normal at the that age and by large they normally grow out of it.

With #1 I use to have to feed her in the a darken room (usually just her bedroom with the curtains closed).

#2 I didn't have that option with #1 running around....so basically he had to get used to it. If he was mucking around then I just took him off and wanted another 15mins or so and then tried again. I figured if he was hungry then he would drink. Now he is on solids he is also a very distract. ed feeder as well and often I have to feed him with some toys on his highchair (which he loves tossing overboard). I always joke that he wants ' dinner and a show". Its gets a bit annoying at times, but I do normally find that he does eat a bit better if he has something to play with