Gavin's First Haircut

On Tuesday, October 19th (one day shy of his 16 month birthday), we took Gavin to Salon Kids in Pikesville for his first hair cut.  Earlier that day, Mike admitted that he wasn't sure that he was ready to have all of Gavin's curls cut off.  Initially, I thought he was joking since he's the one who has been encouraging me to schedule the appointment.  But, he explained the boys are growing up too quickly and he's not ready to let go of Gavin's "baby stage" just yet.  I was happy to compromise since I, too, was reluctant to cut off all those beautiful blond curls.  We asked the stylist to trim the long, shaggy bangs that hung in his eyes and to take off some of the length without removing the curls altogether.  We were pleased with the outcome, but realize he'll probably need another haircut before the holidays!  After both boys had their hair cut, Mike surprised us with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Smokys BBQ, where we all enjoyed pit ham and turkey sandwichs. 

BEFORE - CRAZY CURLS

THE FIRST FEW SNIPS (*SNIFF  SNIFF*)

AFTER - NOW WE CAN SEE THAT HANDSOME FACE!

(Disclaimer:  Mike and I are clearly exhausted.  He worked an overnight shift the night before and I have been getting up with the one or both of the boys in the 5 o'clock hour for a couple of weeks now!  Also, we tried to get Gavin to pose for an "after" picture outside of the hair salon, but he obviously had no interest in that!  He's at that age where he does not want to be confined to a carset or highchair, restrained for a diaper change, or made to stand still for a picture!)

MEMORY LANE

Just for fun, I thought I'd share a few photos from Ryan's first hair cut.  He had his first hair cut about two and a half years ago at the same place.  Ryan was about 17.5 months old when he had his first hair cut.  I think the boys look remarkably similar in these photos and we look far younger and more well rested!  Hopefully the next 2-3 years will be kinder and we'll age a bit more gracefully!

Before

During

After