Nash a Vampire?

There must be an explanation why my lovable, sweet, caring toddler has decided to take up biting as his most beloved hobby at school.  The first call we received from his school notifying us that he had bitten a child, I think I might have chuckled to myself.  "Oh silly Nash, must have picked it up from the other kids at school."  The second call I thought "Another misunderstanding, perhaps another child took a toy from him?"  The last step in this mama's denial came during a full on surprise intervention at school.  The setting was perfect, I got to school early (it was a Tuesday) and I was excited to see Nash and hear how wonderful his day was.  I spotted Nash from afar, and I proceeded to approach him on the tire swing, the teacher corners me and says she wants to chat for a few minutes.  She then proceeds to tell me that Nash had yet again bit another child.  Seriously, I was waiting for the cameras to jump out of the bushes and my intervention turned reality-life-made-for-tv story on "Denial-Mom's Who Think Their Kids are Perfect" show.  The teacher proceeded to give me a "tip" sheet on what biting means and things we can do at home to help move past this behavior.  Frankly, the "tip" sheet was pretty common sense.  The behavior could be a language barrier (duh), teething (uh huh), or if they are hungry or thirsty.  I'd be the first to address this with Nash if he were to DO IT AT HOME! I think this is why I'm having such a hard time with processing that he is doing it.  Trust me, the other toddler behaviors (meltdowns, hitting) he has mastered at home, but biting is not one of them.  Maybe he sneaks down on Sunday nights and watches "True Blood" with me behind my back?  Is he secretly reading the Twilight series?

As I was leaving with Nash that day, the teacher offered the most comforting and reassuring words a mother could here.  "Oh, we've seen worse."  YES!  Music to my ears.  We have started to talk at home about this behavior, and the next step might be rewarding him for days he does not do it.  I'm sure this phase will pass, hopefully sooner than later.

Lawn mowing day always makes for a great photo op

The Berg Family- All together!