Annoying Kitten

Our kitten Mac is usually a very sweet kitty. But about an hour before feeding time he gets a little overbearing. He likes to curl up on the couch cushions next to me. He will get up every few minutes, walk over to me and either meow loudly in my ear or bites me. I'm sure he thinks he is giving me love bites, however it tends to be more painful then his standard love bites. He likes to walk down my chest, giving me a very good view of his ass. It's a nice ass, but not something I really want to be looking at. This evening he did this four or five times in a space of 30 minutes. At one point he comes over and bites my cheek a little hard. Now maybe I am more sensitive because I am in more pain then usual. Or maybe it was because I am very careful about getting my face next to an animal that can potentially leave me with scars. But whatever it was I reacted, and not to Mac's benefit. I was working on the daily crossword puzzle and when he bit me I reached up and whaped him on the head and pushed him off the couch. He comes back a minute later, licks my cheek where he bit me and then gave me a real Mac love bite on the nose. He then turned his shoulder to me, expecting me to hit him again. It was obvious to me that he was trying to apologize for biting me so hard. He then spent the rest of the time meowing in my ear and trying to bite my ear. I will be glad when we get him fixed. I hope this will cut down on the hard bites.