Thursday, September 17, 2009
Elias gets his hair did!
This non-blogging business is getting out of hand. Life has felt a little off-balanced lately, with a lot of time going to money-making efforts and while Elias and I have been having a grand old (and yes, sometimes downright challenging) time together I haven't been taking the time to slow down and document it all. But before I catch up on my tips for moving with a toddler (don't do it!) or our recent road trip, let me quickly post a few images of Elias's latest milestone, the 1st haircut.
It took about three weeks to finally get around to making an appointment on the weekend, when both Mom and Dad could witness Elias's first trim, but we finally went to Lee at Snips in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland (just down the road from one of our favorite burrito joints, Cactus Taqueria). Elias has been doing pretty well with the one, longer afternoon nap (more on that later) so we actually had to wake him in order to make it in time for his 4:30 appointment, which might help explain how subdued he was during the whole thing. Lee was great - very gentle and reassuring and armed with lots of diversions, including some old-school toys and tv/vcr combos at each station.
The experience was a little emotional for me - as I was warned a little snip here and there really did make my baby look like a little boy.
We'll see if future appointments go as smoothly.
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4 comments:
Aw, he looks like a little 1950s boy with his spiffy new cut. I love his placid expression. Elias is reminding me a lot of Henry in these pictures, actually (not the Henry is particularly placid).
Still very much looking forward to the "what I'd do differently" post when you get around to it!
He does! And I have thought the same thing about him and Henry at times - funny, huh? The what I'd do differently and road trip recaps are on the to-do list for the week! :)
He looks so handsome! It's crazy what a haircut will do.
I've gotta admit..I'm pretty jealous of his calmness. Tommy didn't stop screaming and writhing for haircuts until he was about 5 no matter what we tried.
Thanks, Jennie! If it makes you feel any better, I can't clip Elias's fingernails without worrying that someone's going to call CPS on me. I guess every kid's got their thing and with the haircut, who knows how long the subdued behavior will last!
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