Hangry
Greetings to everyone.
Hangry: (n) hungry and really mad because of it.
This is a term Rebecca has coined. It describes Xavier when he gets hungry (not peckish, but hungry). He can go from a happy, giggling state to hangry in less than a second, and it takes one by surprise nearly every time. When giving in to such a state, Xavier often will throw himself to the ground and roll about dramatically. He will shriek. If he holds something, or can quickly grab hold of something, he will throw it. Basically, a tantrum. Interesting, that when the term is used in the presence of other parents of toddlers, this term is immediately understood; no explanation is needed.
The tantrums involving throwing, slapping or hitting are not tolerated, of course. Such behavior earns him an immediate timeout.
This morning, shortly after being lifted from his crib and allowed to rampage about the house, Xavier decided Daddy was not moving fast enough in getting him his morning bottle he suddenly felt he wanted. He rarely eats right after getting up, so Daddy thought there was no hurry. The result: Xavier throwing himself to the floor and rolling about while calling out with the most pitiful of poor-me cries. Daddy got on the case only to find no milk made up in the refrigerator.
As a new bottle was being mixed, Xavier realized no one was paying him any attention, so he took matters under his own control. Growing quiet, he picked himself up and toddled down the hall and into his room. He knew resting on a TV table was a partially filled bottle, the remnants of his 4:30 feeding this morning. Climbing into the glider, he reached the bottle. Problem solved.
