Ryan's First Haircut

Before . . .

We took Ryan to get his first haircut yesterday afternoon. He was starting to have a lot of bad hair days, so I decided it was time to tame the mop. I tried to get some before pictures to show justification for his first haircut, but his hair was actually good the day we got it cut!

From the side, you can kind of see how it was sticking up at the top and the back.

From the front, you can see how his hair was sticking out over his ears, and a bit uneven on the forehead. (By the way, isn't that a great smile? You can really see his teeth!)

After . . .

We took Ryan to the Fantastic Sam's where Daddy and the kids get their hair cut. Ryan sat on my lap while the lady cut his hair. I had a hard time knowing what to ask for, since this was his first haircut, so she ended up buzzing him like Kevin!

The ladies there know us well, so they were very excited to do Ryan's first haircut. They even gave him a special certificate. He did extremely well! He was all smiles and curiosity at first, and then he only fussed a little when we had to hold his head still so she could trim around his ears with the scissors.

"I'm getting used to it."

(Mommy's getting used to it, too. He looks so different! I think I won't let them do it quite so short next time.)

"Yay! I got my first big-boy haircut!"

I could see Ryan adjusting to the new hairdo last night. One of the sleepy-habits he has is reaching up and running his fingers through his hair. I could see his confusion when he tried to do this, but couldn't get a handful. ;)