Ben's First Haircut

So, Ian told me it was time to get Ben his first haircut.  At first, I didn't agree.  He wasn't as old as Evan was when he got his first haircut, and I didn't think his hair was that long.  However, dinner was a different story.  Most days he would take his food and smear it into the blond wisps of hair that were inching closer and closer to his eyes.  Then, last week, I took Evan to get his haircut.  Seeing Evan with a clean short haircut made me realize that Ben's was looking a bit long.  I loved the platinum blond mop that he had on his head, but it was about to start getting in his eyes.

So, we went to Peek-a-Doo.  That's where we took Evan to get his first haircut.  They have little cars, trains, and airplanes that they can sit in while they get their haircut, TV's to watch, a play area, and little toys you can buy for them as treats.  Needless to say, this place is a splurge that I'm only willing to do for the first haircut.  (Plus, they have a first haircut package where you get before and after pictures as well as a little baggy of their hair.)

We got there and put Benny in his little airplane chair.  He didn't quite know what was going on, but he was happy until they tried to put the cape on him.  He fussed about that, but once we got it on and freed his hands, he was okay.  The actual haircut didn't seem to bother him.  He sat happily in the chair and let her snip away.  Granted, there wasn't too much actual snipping to be done, but he didn't mind.  Towards the end he started to get a little fussy and we quickly solved that problem with his first lollipop ever.  He thought that was pretty fantastic.

(Benny's in his chair ready for his haircut.)

(Here it goes.)

(What is going on?)

 (A treat for the good boy.)

So, now I have two big boys with big boy haircuts.  Actually, most people can't tell that Benny even got his haircut, but his mommy can tell.  It no longer reaches to his eyes, and thankfully we've been getting through a few meals without dinner ending up in his hair!

(before)

 

(after)