First Haircut

Carder's hair has been long and messy for quite some time now.  There have been so many times that we have considered cutting it but we have decided against it for whatever reason.  I can say that for me it was mostly because of the adoroable curls he had when he woke up from a nap or just after his nightly bath.

 

Just look at these curls sticking out from under his hat...

 

 

But lately, the knots have been really bad. And his "bangs" were so long that they were routinely tickling his nose.  And he has been called a girl more times than I care to admit.

So after much debate, we decided it was time for his first haircut.  We debated on whether to take him to a place that specialized in kid's haircuts or to a known stylist.  Since I had a haircut scheduled for Friday and Carder was coming with me, Derek told me to get my stylist to cut it if she had time.  As it turned out, she did have some extra time.  She didn't have a special chair to sit in, so I had to hold him.  It didn't go too bad - although there is a slight gap in one spot where he wiggled while she snipped. *

At the Salon, just after his trim...

You cut my hair?  Are you serious?

He looks soooo freaking adorable with his little boy haircut that I can hardly stand it.  However, he also looks so grown up that I can hardly stand that either...

*  In the end, I wish I would have waited for the specialty shop.  Since I was holding him for the actual cutting, I handed my camera over and asked someone else to take a few pictures.  I don't know HOW in this digital age that someone who is relatively young can not know how to operate a digital camera, but somehow she didn't know what she was doing because I ended up with NO PICTURES of this event even though she clicked away.  And I am sure you probably heard me curse like a sailor sigh all the way to your own homes when I realized this fact...