Attack of the Baby

My sweet baby boy turned into a little monster overnight. A biting, scratching, hair pulling monster.

I can't believe that he's the same baby as last month. We used to take naps together frequently because it was a quiet time to cuddle. No more naps because now I wake up with little fingers clawing at my eyes or digging up my nose.

I am sporting a very nice scratch by my eye thanks to Alex. It's bad enough that he does it to me, but when I see my almost 80-year old grandmother thwarting off an attack, that's when I am at my wits end. When he does it, I say something to the effect of, "Mommy doesn't like that. Please stop." I put him down, but as soon as he is picked back up, he does it again. It's even worse now that he is crawling because he crawls over, pulls himself up and gnaws on my knee. Ah!

I think that he has many items to stimulate and soothe himself, but he just does it to get a reaction. My aunt said that it's payback because I used to do the same thing to my Mom. She used to say, "Erin, you are nothing but an animal." At least I've stopped!

I really just hope he gets better before he gets any worse. Any suggestions would be much appreciated..