Baby Bites…

Published on April 25th, 2007 - 2:43 pm - by Megan | Add a comment below

Category: Rants

Oh yes, if you read the title of this entry, you can probably guess what this one’s all about.

We have a biter.

Lately, Josh and I have noticed an increase in Xavier’s curiousity. He inspects everything, and then almost unfailingly, sticks said object in his mouth. (Or, if the object is too big, he’ll settle for licking it instead.) This little quirk of our child’s is quickly becoming quite a painful learning experience for all of us. Not only does Xave bite his toys, he now bites people.

Today, he bit me on my cheek, leaving a welt and a red mark.  Now, this isn’t the first time he’s bit someone hard. Yesterday he did something similar to Josh.  Both Josh and I said something along the lines of “Ow” or “OUCH!” Both times, Xavier cracked up laughing. Apparently he doesn’t understand that our little outbursts mean that we aren’t fond of his new game. (That better be the reason-I’d hate to think he’s a morbid meanie already.)

Anyway… I don’t know what to do. A couple people have told me to bite him back, but I don’t want to do that.  (Besides, if he’s gonna be mad at someone, it’s gonna be Josh and not me!)  I would think he’d understand that it hurts. He bit his own wrist so hard a couple of days ago that he cried. Silly boy. I hope he learns soon.

Tags: Xavier