Liam and Gibson: Liam's First Haircut

I had been struggling lately with the idea of getting Liam's hair cut. I love(d) his curls and the fact that his hair was on the long side. I didn't like the fact that his bangs were usually in his eyes. I know it bothered him. Last Wednesday night, we decided to trim his bangs. This wasn't the first time we had done it. His first bangs trim happened on Labor Day, and it worked out fine and got the hair out of his eyes for awhile. This time, we weren't so lucky. We didn't cut them too short, but we did cut over too far on the side his bangs normally swooped. It was done shortly before bedtime, so I didn't fret over it too much. The next morning, however, I got a good look at his hair. It looked like one side of his head had a short haircut, while the other side was still long, and it made all his precious curls in the back look like a mullet.

So I made the decision Thursday morning to get his hair cut later that day. I couldn't let it stay the way it was. As much as I loved them, and knew they would probably never return, we had to cut off his baby curls.

We took him to Cool Cuts 4 Kids and put our trust in a stylist named Jenny. Liam sat in the yellow car and started watching Elmo's World. Our other choice was Cars, but he'd never seen it before and I wasn't sure it would hold his attention. Jenny quickly got to work wetting and cutting his hair. I was praying he would stay calm and not freak out. Thankfully, the combination of the car and watching Elmo worked! He didn't have any meltdowns or anything. Liam pushed her hand away a few times and occasionally turned his head at inopportune times, but Jenny handled it well. Before we knew it, the hair cut was complete.

It was kind of a shock to see him with short hair at first. It took a couple of days to get used to it. But Jenny did a great job, and his hair actually still looks a little wavy, so maybe the curls will come back when we let his hair grow out again. The important thing is that we do not regret getting his hair cut!