Saturday, September 13, 2008

Must Be the Full Moon



Let this serve as a warning to all who might enter our house at the moment. Sawyer is going through what appears to be another one of his biting phases (he's done this off and on since his first teeth started coming in). Connor is his latest victim, if one who tortures and torments his little brother into retaliation (which, in this case, is biting) can be considered a victim. We also suspect that our "victim" allows it to happen because he enjoys the sympathy factor after the fact. Xander is smart enough to walk away. Connor simply stands there and waits until he's finished, usually leaving a rather dark red mark and some bruising in his wake (the picture doesn't quite do it justice). Connor doesn't try to pull or walk away, which we find odd. We're working on it - both on getting Sawyer to find a better outlet for his anger and frustration and on getting Connor to be a little bit smarter about it. You know, like when he starts to get upset and you see him bare his teeth and bend towards you, you should probably move away. That kind of smart.