Devin the Monster

Devin is going through one of those so-called "stages". And, it's making him mean, ornery and mischievous.

When we got to Mom and Dad's house, Devin was a little shy with everyone. But then, he started hitting everyone. Then, he pulled hair. Before we came home, he had started making this face. With intensity and mischief, he bares his bottom teeth, rares back his arm and then takes a swing.

I hope it's a stage. Trevor is getting the brunt of it, but me and Daddy get quite a bit, too. It's embarrassing when your toddler hits you in public!

Trevor is doing pretty good with this stage. We try to redirect Devin from mean-ness to nice-ness by telling him to hug. Trevor allows and even sometimes initiates the hugs. We asked Devin's daycare teachers their thoughts on this behaviour, and they told us that Devin had been pretty mean the previous week in daycare. They're the one who suggested we redirect him to hugs.

Well, I hope this "stage" is over soon.