It's been over two months, so I suppose it's time for a blog post! Tonight, we gave Luke his first real haircut. At 11 months, I gave him a trim around his ears and the back hairline. Since then, it has really been growing and looked a bit hippyish (as Chad would say). I was thinking about just taking him to a professional, but I really wanted to have a go of it myself. I already cut Chad's hair, so it would be nice (and a money-saving option!) to cut it at home. I first started with scissors, but it was so long in the back that Chad thought the clippers would work best. Luke hated the scissors - probably because he had to remain fairly still for me to cut it straight. We gave it a go with the clippers and boy am I glad we did! The clippers were set at 1-inch and he didn't mind the buzzing noise at all! That's probably because he loves it when I vacuum and tries to ride the vacuum :) The good thing is that he had free range to move, because the clippers wouldn't go more than an inch. I just had to do a bit of trimming with the scissors around his ears and neck, which is why he is crying towards the end. All in all, a surprisingly successful event and he looks so much like a little boy now, not a baby.
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| Before. Cute, but crazy hair! |
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| He didn't know what was coming! Maybe now he will be able to hear better, since his hair was in his ears. |
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| His hair was getting so wild in the back, it was getting tangly! |
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| OK, Mommy, I'm ready! |
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| He liked it! |
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| Look at how long his hair is in the back. |
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| Wowzers! Looks like a little animal :) |
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| He didn't like the last part with the scissors. |
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| After a bath and some touch ups with the scissors, he's looking pretty spiffy! |
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| All done! He now has bangs!!! |
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| For comparison, here is Meredith's hair. Super long! |
