First Haircut

At some point I had heard that you should wait until after a baby turns 1 year old before you cut his hair. For a few months before Ben's 1st birthday, Joe kept telling me that his hair was getting too long and it really didn't matter if we went ahead and cut it. Apparently most people agreed but they didn't bother me too much about it. I found out later that one of our friends put her daughter's barrette in Ben's hair during a playdate because it was in his eyes (if only I had a picture!!).

Anyway, I waited stubbornly until after Ben's first birthday (plus 2 weeks) before I finally agreed to cut his hair. On November 10th, we took Ben for his first haircut. We went to Michael's Barbershop which is the same place that Joe has been getting his haircuts since he was a little boy. The whole experience was a little sad for me and traumatic for Ben. He doesn't really like to have his head touched and he kept swatting his hand at the barber. Finally Joe gave Ben his cell phone to try to keep him occupied so the barber could finish...Ben's crying in the last picture not because he didn't like his haircut, but because afterwards Joe tried to take the cell phone away! In the end, I have to admit that Ben looked much better after the trim and he looked so much more grown up!