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YES!!! Everyone goes through a honeymoom period. Even other children you have at home. Think of it like this - if you have visitors in your home for an extended time, you are pleasant and hospitable at first even when you don't feel like it. After a while this gets old and you get grumpy. Its normal.
I agree with Tybeemarie. Its very likely that the child is doing this on purpose. This is for a couple of reasons: One, the child may be used to and more comfortable in an environment where the adults are angry and they may be trying to re-create that chaos. Second, the child may be feeling comfortable in your home and the comfort is scary to them. In their mind, they will be leaving soon and if they leave a parent who is angry it isn't quite so hard.
It could also be a control issue as opposed to him craving attention. The child may know that you want to meet all his needs and if he calls you will stop what you are doing and respond. He may be testing you or seeing how far he can get you to jump. You need to set limits. Let him know that you will give him undivided attention at a certain time, but you have other things to do in the meanwhile. It is unhealthy for a child to have that much power if indeed he has control problems.
Make him realize that you are the adult of the home. You decide when you will respond. You decide when enough is enough. The sooner you set these boundaries the better. And in time, they won't be boundaries, they will just be the way the household runs.
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