A Little Boy's First Haircut

A new milestone was reached today on our little boy's 17 month birthday. We took Christopher to Shear Madness to get his hair cut. I have been saying for a while that when his hair started getting into his eyes, we would take CJ to get a trim and the time had now come. (Plus we want him to look super handsome for all his east coast family come next week). Anyway, this place specializes in children's haircuts so when you walk in, there are toys everywhere! Of course all the toys have price tags on them so you can bribe your kid and say, "If you do a good job, we'll buy you one of these _______." Christopher needed no bribing, although he did need some coaxing. The "chairs" are actually little cars that the kids sit in and they face a TV in order to distract as needed. Lollipops are also available upon request. Chris was very serious the entire time, as you can see above. We had a nice girl named Jamie cut his hair and she started by just spritzing him with some water so he was nice and slick. Then she began on the back, those beautiful little curls! (Sniffle, sniffle).

But fear not! Those first curls are forever saved in a little baggie. When she first started cutting the back (by his neck) he raised his shoulders because he is really ticklish back there. He did a wonderful job and was okay sitting there as he was being spiffed up. But then... the evil, electric hair trimmer came out! Here was his initial reaction to that piece of machinery:

And then, here is what happened next:

But the tears only lasted a short time and Christopher was good after he realizes the haircut was done and he looked fabulous (plus a little soothing from the good old pacifier). Being the new parent suckers that we are, they talked us into getting the "Baby's First Haircut" package ($14.95!!!) where they give you a certificate with before and after pictures as well as signatures of all those present and a small baggie with his first little curl enclosed. When we got home, Christopher was all smiles and loved showing off his new do to Kasey Moe. We are very proud of our big boy on this big day!