the bite

I debated whether to share this story, but since I want my blog to tell our real life story and not just the happy fun stories I figured I better include this one.  I am confident that one day the boys will read this story and laugh.  I just hope Mac doesn’t decide to retaliate at that point…

I worked on Sunday and called Albi around 4 to say I was on my way home.  He said the boys had been excellent all afternoon and everyone was in a good mood.  I rarely get this report when Albi has the kids on a Sunday, so I was very pleasantly surprised.  I asked him to brush Mac’s hair and put him back in his “picture” clothes so I could reshoot his individual pictures (see my last post re: fake smile and need for the reshoot). I walked in the door a few minutes later, and Mac was waiting on me at the door.  He had obviously been crying.  My first thought was “what did he do now and why did Albi spank him and make him cry when he knew I was coming home to take his picture?!?!”  Mac looked at me and said in his most pitiful voice, “Mommy, I gotta tell you something terrible.”  Uh oh this is not good.  Albi quickly appeared and confirmed it was bad.  Coe stood suspiciously by and waited.  Mac then said, “Copey bit me!”  I was shocked.  Not shocked that Coe did something mean to Mac.  I knew that was only a matter of time, but I was shocked that his method of attack was biting.  Coe has never bit anyone.  If anything he is a hitter.  Matter of fact he has taken a few retaliatory swings at Mac, but he hasn’t managed to really connect…yet.

Albi wasn’t exactly sure what happened between Mac and Copeland.  From what Mac tells us something was going on with the animals on the bed.  I think Copeland wanted one of the animals and for whatever reason Mac wouldn’t let him have it.  Mac was leaned over the bed and Copeland walked up and bit him on the back.  Copeland got him good.  Looks like Mac tried to pull away while Coe remained latched on because the teeth marks are scraped a little down the back.

    

I’m not convinced yet that Coe is a biter.  Maybe that is wishful thinking, but I still think hitting is our bigger problem with Copeland.  Hopefully the biting incident was a one time thing.  Albi punished him before I got home, and by the time I arrived Coe appeared remorseful.  He kept going over to Mac and saying “sorry Ma” and then giving him a hug.  He also wouldn’t go near Albi for over an hour, so I guess the punishment was effective. 

In all of this I learned that despite Mac’s temper and high dramatic response to everything, he doesn’t hold a grudge.  After Mac and I finished the reshoot, he quickly ran inside to look for Copey so they could play.  I’m sure this is the first of many brotherly induced injuries, but hopefully the others won’t leave a mark!