Biting behavior

Brother has got to be getting teeth. Soon. I was reading a BabyCenter article the other day about teething and one of the symptoms listed was "biting behavior". I don't know why, but that just sounds so funny to me. And completely accurate. Nothing could better describe the aggressive biting that goes on around this place. Anything can fall victim. If something comes within arms reach of him, he attacks in seconds. And it hurts. So I am just waiting for those little buggers to break through. D got his first tooth right before he turned six months old, which is exactly how old brother is. We'll see...

Here is brother enjoying a delightful bowl of rice cereal. As soon as you get the spoon close to him he is grabbing for it with both hands. Once it's in his mouth he continues grabbing it with both hands (while biting it) and therefore ends up with cereal all over him. You can't really see it, but it's all over his face, his arms, and matted in his hair. Lovely.


And this is what happens when the washcloth is introduced to try to clean him up. Another unsuspecting victim falls prey to some normal baby biting behavior. Tragic.