A new side of Aidan

In the past week or so, my sweet little Aidan has turned into a full-fledged monster! Yup. My sweet little boy has become a little rascal. I am not sure what to do about it. He screams. He yelps. He thrashes his hands on his legs. He flings himself backward when you are holding him. He flails his hands around. He wacks his head back against his high chair. Then he laughs. I think it's all for attention. But - I don't like it - not one bit! He also has been known to swat me. Yup. I don't want to come out and say that he is hitting - but that's pretty much what he is doing.

I am trying not to use the word "No" with Aidan. I think I used it too much with Maddie. So - instead I say, "Uh uh uh" and shake my head. I only say "no" if he is really doing something bad. Like hitting. Then I say, "Aidan - NO hitting." He kind of looks at me like, "Whatcha talkin' about mom?"

Anyway - for the past 2 nights - my monster has been waking up at 2 AM. He is in his crib kicking the mattress. And yelling. And crying. I ignored it one night. It went on for about an hour. He finally fell back to sleep. Last night it happened again. I tried ignoring it. Then I got nervous. What if he was having a nightmare and was scared? What if he was in pain from his teeth? So - I went in his room. Big mistake. I calmed him down and tried to put him back to bed. He wasn't having it. It turns out, all he wanted to do was nurse. Little bugger. After he nursed, he was all smiles.

Of course - my paranoid self starts thinking the worst. What if he has emotional problems? What if he is an angry baby? What if this is just a sign that he is going to be a problem kid? Ha. I know. I am sure he is just being a typical baby and testing his baby limits. Maddie never did this. But she is a girl. Aidan is a boy. He might just be more of a little trouble maker and we are finally seeing it!