(I was going to post some more pictures today, but our mouse mysteriously quit working and I have no idea how to edit and upload pictures using just the keyboard. Navigating around websites using only TAB and ALT is bad enough. Try it for “fun” sometime.)
So on Wednesday I disciplined E. for the first time.
He had picked up a cold while we were on vacation and was/is still feeling under the weather and acting kind of fussy. Anyway, I was nursing him and he, um, bit down. He didn’t do it that hard and I was feeling sorry for him and so I let it slide with a mild, “no.”
A minute later he bit down again HARD. Yeouch! Definitely not cool.
I sat him up and looked him in the eye and sternly said, “No!” E. looked at me quizzically for a second and then his face crumpled and he started crying. It was a pretty sad sight. To be honest, I was pretty surprised. I hadn’t really expected him to understand. Anyway, I settled him down and then we went on with the feeding.
It’s been a couple of days and so far he hasn’t done it again. Here’s hoping the lesson stuck!
Liam sometimes does that too. When he does, I have to pinch his nose until he lets go. He needs a reminder every so often.