Anna's First Haircut

I decided before Thanksgiving that it was time for Anna's first haircut, at just over 2 years 8 months old.  While her curly 'do hid the mullet she really rocked, whenever I put her hair into pigtails it was noticeable that one pigtail was longer than the other.  The baby fine ends from the first hair she ever grew were really making her hair extra tangled and knotted.  We really just trimmed off a little to make the ends even, and honestly you can not tell that it's any shorter.  But I can tell when I style her hair that it looks and feels better to me.

As straight as it gets during a bath- past the middle of her back!

One last pre-cut photo (in case, you know, she loses the curls)

She was ecstatic to be able to get a haircut "just like Sam" this time, and hopped right up into the chair. She held pretty still but near the end asked to get down before it was all done, because I think she was tired of sitting still.

Post cut

 

Now that I made the plunge and got the first trim done, I'm sure next time I will have an easier time seeing those curls snipped without fear of losing them!

Bit The Bullet

I gave in and did it today: We got Sam's hair cut.

Gosh, I've been simultaneously thinking about this and dragging my feet for close to 2 months now. Our daycare provider has been pretty anti-haircut every time I mention his hair, but I also got my first stranger comment about the length of his hair the other day. My in laws have said to Sam a few times, "the next time we see you, I bet you will have gotten your hair cut!" (Why do adults talk to us though kids, by the way? Like we don't get that they are really saying it to us.) But my mother illustrated her thoughts by telling me how long and tipped with curls my brother's hair was before she got it cut. Deep down, I know it doesn't matter one bit what relatives, strangers or our daycare provider says... its all 100% what we think. I think I've been ready for a while, but I was just scared that I would really, really regret cutting it. True, it does grow back, but you can never tape it back on, you know? I didn't want to get mad at myself (like I typically get after I get my hair cut) or cry.

Thankfully, I did neither.

Sam did well- after he got his first-ever sucker to focus on. He sat so uncharacteristically still, I was impressed! He only fussed a little at the end, mostly because I took his sucker away!

Goodbye, curl!

This is his "Mama, my hair is in my eyes, cut it already" look

Pacified with a yummy sucker

"Hey, give me back my SUCKER!"

Post- cut cutie (with a runny nose from crying because I took the sucker away)

To Cut or Not To Cut? That is the Question

Sam's hair is getting a little out of control. It curls by his ears, sometimes gets major bedhead when he sleeps, and if brushed forward, reaches his eyes. He's also taken to rubbing his sticky hands on his head while eating, which is not helped at all by the length of hair up there.

At first, I planning on getting it cut right after he turned 1 year old. I thought it would be a fitting time to turn him into a "little boy," because I know how much that first haircut transforms a baby. For a little bit, we almost took the plunge right before his birthday, so he'd look good for pictures. But I hesitated. And now here we are 3 weeks after the big 1 birthday, and I still can't quite get the nerve to do it.

Calling to make an appointment is on my list of things to do. I guess I'm worried that I'm going to hate it afterwards and mourn the loss of my baby boy and those sometimes sweet little curls around his ears. I just don't know if I can do it... at least, right now.