first temper tantrum???
ten weeks
Is it possible for a two month old to have a temper tantrum???

First of all, we think Evan discovered himself in the mirror. Jerry was holding him in front of the mirror, and he was staring intently at himself and his dad for a good ten minutes. After awhile, he started to lean into his image, looking intently into his own eyes, then a slow, sly smile emerged from his lips, his eyes twinkled, and he giggled. He continued to flirt with his image and make cooing noises for a few minutes. Is it possible he knew that it was his own image, or does he think that's a cute baby in the wall?

Jerry then moved Evan over to the larger mirror in the bathroom and stood him up on the counter (holding Evan under his arms, of course). We had put these big duck slippers on Evan's feet that are way too big for him, and he was practicing stomping his duck feet up and down while staring at himself in the mirror. This went on for quite a while, and Jerry decided it was time to end the game, so he started to carry the boy into the other room. As soon as Evan was moved away from the mirror, he let out a blood curdling scream, started pumping his legs up and down and arching his back. I was in the other room studying and I thought for sure Jerry must have accidentally stuck the kid with a pin or maybe dropped him or did some other horrible thing to him, but no, Evan was screaming out of anger. Evan continued to scream this way while Jerry changed his diaper and clothes.

Jerry then brought Evan back to the mirror and he immediately stopped crying, resuming his stomping activity. What happened to my baby who, just weeks ago, was only interested in eating and sleeping?