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Will’s first haircut

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My little Werewolf has finally gotten a haircut. 

I knew the day would come when he needed a trim…the hair started growing past his eyebrows and into his collar and people started confusing him at Walmart for a girl.  Obviously he’s not a girl checkout lady.  I mean, I just said to him “SAY HI BABY BOY” and they still would say, “Well, isn’t she the sweetest thing!?”  No.  He is not.  Even if he does look like Justin Beiber…don’t let those flowing locks deceive you. 

But now?  Best makeover on the blog 🙂  

Before (Like I said – totally Beiberlicious):

I always said that it would be a while till Will got a haircut.  In my family we let it get really long and then we ponytail it before the haircut.  Here’s Cole baby before his first chop… 

His blonde ponytail made him look like a girl.  A very very cute girl.  (My mom with dark hair – and see Jer in the background?  What a fun time that was…)

So I knew that with this tradition in place, it would be a while before my bald baby (whose hair from birth actually mostly fell out at 3 months old) would be needing the shears. 

But finally it was time…and I decided that it would be fun to do with my grandparents in town.  He was showered, given his first lollipop and sat in the Bumbo with ponytail in place.

Immediately I questioned everything I had done. 

Mostly because the Youtube videos that I had watched a while back on cutting hair didn’t really tell me that the toddler would be moving.  a lot.  And no…I have given only two people a trim in my whole life….both of whom have never asked me to do it again.

And also, it probably didn’t help that everybody was shocked I was taking so much off…including the main man.

In the end, there were a couple things I did okay – 1. the lollipop 2.  Baby Einstein video 3. remember that it wouldn’t be perfect.

Besides the whole moving toddler thing, there were other unexpected surprises from the haircut.  The next day I barely recognized him in Walmart.  I also noticed that I see his happy expressions more.  I mean, you always know when they are upset…but the half-smiles and the interested sparkling eyes when something was exciting were things that I missed with all those bangs in the way.  And he really is a happy baby.   

I don’t have to comb his hair now either…so our bedtime routine doesn’t include searching for the detangling spray or the brush…saving me at least ten minutes.  Also, I feel like he looks more like Jeremy now…which is definitely not a bad thing 🙂

All the hair went into an envelope for the baby book.

Oh and of course a life long dream is now true.  I can officially cross off  have a baby with a mohawk off my bucket list.

That isn’t a joke…it’s really on there.  thank goodness I had a boy.

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  1. Omgosh!! Most definitely the cutest makeover on the blog! He does look a lot like Jeremy now. He’s a.dor.a.ble… Love it! As a mom who gives her kids all of their haircuts, I can definitely say that the moving around makes it sooo difficult. Suckers are a great distraction, ours always end up covered with hair…sticky sucker, plus clingy hair = hair sucker. haha. Great job KB.

  5. Another milestone…..check!

    He looks like such a handsome little boy…so clean cut, adorable!!!

    Hope the wedding went well…hope to have a blog soon on it! Soon…..?

    B.

  6. Another milestone…..check!

    He looks like such a handsome little boy…so clean cut, adorable!!!

    Hope the wedding went well…hope to have a blog soon on it! Soon…..?

    B.

  9. If I had a boy he would have a mohawk too. But I have three girls so…I guess I might as well let that dream die.

    I didn’t think Will could get any cuter…until I saw the last 2 pictures. Adorable.

  10. That’s awesome! So, my friend who is a professional hairdresser gave us professional shears/clippers as a wedding present. And let me just say that was our first married fight: the time that I gave him a haircut. It was so bad. And then, two years later, my brother asked me to cut his hair. I wasn’t feeling the best and had taken a benadryl, but I thought I’d do my poor college brother a favor and save him a trip to the barber’s shop. One mullet later, the shears have been forever hidden from my reach and I will never be able to live it down.

  12. It’s crazy how much he looks like YOU with long hair and your husband with short hair!! I don’t even think you and your husband look alike… but I guess it’s pretty obvious who his parents are. 🙂

  14. Your little boy is super cute! I love the mohawk pic with the lion. Adorable! I hope to have a baby boy one day that looks like my hubby too!

  15. You did a way better job than I did on my son’s hair. I was just trying to trim up around his ears before some photos and my husband suggested trimming his bangs too – big mistake! He ended up looking like Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber. We actually called him Lil’ Lloyd for a while. It’s growing out now, but I think I’ll stick with the professional cut from now on!

  17. Whoa, he looks so much older. I’m still a little terrified to try giving my husband a haircut, and he doesn’t even need a sucker bribe to hold still. And it’s not like it’s complicated either – he just has a standard Army high n’ tight. Those every-four-weeks haircuts to keep it Army-tidy add up cost wise. Good job with Will’s haircut!

  20. Super cute!

    you are so brave, cutting it yourself.

    My boy was great for the first 2-3 haircuts (he needed his bangs trimmed out of his eyes at 4 months, boy had/has a LOT of hair) but now screams and cries, breaks my heart, but I so get the seeing his expressions!

  24. Aww, Will’s new haircut is adorable!!!!! I love the mohawk, too. We used to do that to our older son. Our younger son is due for his first haircut. He’s rockin’ a blonde baby mullet. But, we’ve decided he is going to be Thor for Halloween (it’s very fitting for his personality). So, we don’t want to cut it until after Halloween. His top hair isn’t quite as long as Will’s was, but his back hair is crazy!

  25. How sad is it that my almost 3 year old little girl has less than Will. She has thin, wispy, blonde hair. It just won’t grow…so sad. On another note, Will looks super handsome!

  27. So cute. So, so cute. I always say i I ever have a boy I want to grow his hair long like all those celebs do with their little boys. But I don’t know if I could tolerate him being called a girl. OORRR missing all of the expressions.

  30. Nothing is more annoying than when someone thinks our baby is a boy. I’m always thinking, “Really lady? Really? The baby is wearing pink from head to toe and you say ‘What a cute baby boy’ Really? It doesn’t bother me as much when she was much younger like 1-4 mos old and wearing a white onsie or whatever. But now it’s just plain annoying. Don’t guess. If you’re not sure use “baby” instead of boy/girl.

  32. So sweet, Katie! I cut my little man’s hair too and he’s a big, big squirmer. I always tell him to stop or I’ll cut his ear. Last time he said, “Mommy, you cut my ear!” and I totally blew him off because I didn’t think I did. Next thing you know, blood is dripping down and turns out I totally knicked it. YIKES! He only said it the one time and didn’t catch on after I told him I didn’t. It was very superficial although it did bleed quite a big. Hope that never happens to you! Mom of the Year over here!

  40. So cute! My hubby would never let me grow the boys hair that long. I think it is the military background. If it is not buzzed he says they look like girls… I like long hair on boys.

  41. He looks more like a little boy now than a baby 🙂 I remember when my youngest brother got his first haircut- his baby hair was really curly (which I loved because it looked like my hair lol), but when we chopped it off he was suddenly a little boy. Will is so cute!

  46. Looks like you did a good job. Its so much cheaper to do it yourself then going somewhere to get it done. Especially if its just a little ones hair cut. Kudos.

  53. Nope haven’t ever tried those! Like I said, this was Will’s first lollipop….so maybe for future haircuts, I’ll try to find those!
    xo – kb

  55. great job on the haircut!! your son looks so fresh. i already have 2 failed haircut attempts w/ my baby boy. poor guy. thank god hair grows back!

  56. Oh Katie! I check up on you and this is what I find! LOVE! Will’s precious face is so stunning and easier to see now! Isn’t it bittersweet to see such a new, older haircut, but still miss the baby hair-do? Well…maybe that was just me 😉 You’re blog is super fun to read! Looking forward to seeing you guys again soon!

  57. Awesome job! He looks so cute and so much older. My nephew got his hair cut for the first time recently and my reaction ways the same (maybe it is universal for little boys). Saving the lollipops for haircuts will probably make him more excited to get them.

  58. Can you really stand another comment about your cute kid? Ha, ok then. Adorable! Yes, he looks a lot more like your husband now! Good job.
    I love reading your blog, I definitely click on Bower Power before most others on my GReader.

  60. So cute, Katie! It looks great and you are so brave to do it yourself!

    My little boy gets the same thing at Wal-Mart even though he is so obviously a boy and I call him “little boy” all the time!

  65. Oh my goodness- TOO CUTE!!! We have 3 boys, and it never ceases to amaze me how quickly they go from baby to big boy with that first haircut. You did a great job- he looks adorable! Enjoy all those sweet, easier-to-see expressions. 🙂

  66. You just convinced that I can NEVER cut my son’s hair! I teared up just looking at your pictures! Will looks so grown-up and handsome.

  67. SO stinkin’ cute! That pic of him with the stuffed animal melts my heart! How’d the ponytail tradition get started in your family?

  70. LOVE it!! I so want a boy to do the mohawk thing to. We did it to my daughter when she was born (she had a lot of hair!) and it was so cute. We occassionally still do it to her in the bath tub but her hair is long and super curly, so it doesn’t stay. But I totally picture myself with a little boy with a mohawk and a preppy look to him – khakis, button up shirt, sweater vest (his daddy likes ’em for dress up days at work) and cute shoes. Oh how I want a boy! My daughter is almost 2 1/2 and has never had a hair cut. My parents and hubby don’t think she needs one – I think she needs a slight trim to even up a few, but like I said, super curly so it looks a fraction of the length as it really is because of the corkscrews.

  71. He is so adorable with short hair!

    I didn’t realize his hair was so long. Wow! And the tradition? That’s so funny & cute! Then you can put the pony tail in his baby book. And yes, Cole did look like a girl, it caught me off guard.

  72. Super big boy adorable 🙂 and mama, YOU are brave girl! I cut my husband’s and son’s hair, but I’m terrified to scissor my 2 yo’s hair. Mainly because of the wiggling. I use clippers (shears, I guess some people call them). My little one’s hair growth was much like Will’s, in that he didn’t need a haircut until he was 22mos old! I’ve cut it several time since, always with the largest guard (you’d be surprised how short it actually goes with that big guard and you can always cut more off if it’s too long). The sound and vibration isn’t his favorite, but we do it in front of the TV and even let him have a “turn” on our hair (just touching the clippers to us, not actually scooping up hair) and treat after. Ugh, I’ll stop now since I’ve become one of those crazy people that try to tell you what to do!!
    You rock and I love seeing your pictures and your life. You and Sherry have such a great style, (writing, projects and color) I look forward to my blog time with you two each day 😉

  73. Ahhh! Will is SOOO adorable! I love all your posts; especially the ones with your little family. I can’t believe you don’t usually cut hair; it looks awesome! I also cut for my 3-yr old and it definitely doesn’t look that great!

  74. Where did your Baby, Baby, Baby goooo? Sorry for the bad Bieber pun! Will looks like a little man now! So cute! Isn’t it funny how a haircut changes so much, kind of bittersweet. Time for another baby? 🙂

  75. bitter sweet! Such a little cutie. I can see you and your hubby in Will’s little face, but wow, does he look like a little Hughes 🙂 Love the family pics.

  77. You know…I don’t know. Weird huh? Like those stories about the people that make ham for easter but always cut off the ends and when you ask them, they say, because my mom did. and if you asked their mom, they would say, because my mom did. and so on and so forth. Come to find out, the ham got chopped by greatgrandma because the oven back then was too small 🙂
    xo – kb

  78. Really, truly, freakin’ adorable!!! I love it. I am lucky in that I am married to a hairdresser, so my son (15 months) has been getting little haircuts since he was tiny 🙂

  80. Check them out if you get a chance! I don’t have kids but I personally love them. 🙂 I usually throw one in when I want a treat but don’t want to snack of something bad. (Also, I think Trader Joes sells some organic lollipops too.)

  84. OMG Katie!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I too am a pony tail my boy’s hair & then cut. He had a Terry Bradshaw look prior to the haircut. Seriously. He looks great!

  85. How do I love this post? Let me count the ways…
    ~It’s always fun to see a whole post of pictures *of* you. A different perspective!
    ~Interacting with Will as you cut his hair, you are as cute as can be.
    ~I *love* the pic of Will’s shocked face; it looks like the Shakespeare hand is about to fly up.
    ~Is it weird that I feel like I know your family enough to comment on how different they all look in the picture of Cole’s haircut?
    ~My very favorite is the “happy baby” photo. Will is just beaming with haircut joy or lollipop joy. Either way… Good job, Mama!

  86. Will’s haircut looks adorable! I’m wondering the brand of Will’s stuffed lion? My son is loving lion’s right now & have spotted a few cute ones but noticed Will’s & thought it was so cute!

  88. So adorable…BTW, that top your wearing….is that a “maternity” top….is there some news to share?

  89. haha…no, it’s not. It’s just a babydoll style top. Like I said before, 7 months and counting and we will definitely share the news once we hear anything.
    xo – kb

  90. Hey guys!
    I was just checking in to see the updates to the new (b-e-a-uuuu-tiful) house and saw there was a wedding. I love weddings so I’m scrolling down to read more when….I noticed in the pony-tail whacking pic. that your sister (or someone else with awesome hair) has on an Anderson College shirt!

    This made me “Yay” out loud for 3 reasons
    1. I graduated from there in 2007.
    2. I have/had that shirt (it’s actually in an “I’m going to make a Tshirts quilt one day” box.) and
    3. It’s now called Anderson University which tells me that she went there around the same time I did.

    I studied Psychology and now my husband and I pastor a church in Asheville, NC. I get super giddy over “small world” moments.

    This will be a major bust if she picked up that shirt at a Goodwill. 🙂

    Y’all are doing a great job! Keep up the good work.
    Jess

  92. Oh so cute! I LOVE it when little boys get their first hair cuts! You did a great job and def did not take off too much. Also love the mohawk. Way cool!

  93. Bahaha… I love how we all demand so much of you like sometimes we forget you have thingsto do andyour a mom.. and oh… pregnant. but seriously… House Tour Video!? ;p

  94. So cute! It seems that he’s was very quiet and calm! haha. He’s a cute boy and now he looks older. I loved the first picture of the post!

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