My friend Sara asked for my blog site because she likes keeping up with our family. I hesitantly gave it to her knowing I hadn't blogged in a month of Sundays. For shame! So here I am. The babies are all snug in their beds and I have a few free minutes to blog away!
Today was a big day for us! Tucker finally had his first haircut! Everyone has been on me for some time now to chop off his little mullet and there were certainly times when I was like - whoa...uhm...he needs a haircut! But then when he was sweet and snuggly and his mullet transformed into sweet baby curls, there was no way I could cut that baby's hair!
My mother -in-law told me when he gets his hair cut, to be prepared. He was now going to look like a little boy. I thought she meant as opposed to a girl. She meant as opposed to a baby. And boy was she right!
We decided to have his first hair cut done at Kuts 4 Kids by Mr. Will. On Saturdays, it's walk-ins only and first come first served so we got there and had some waiting to do. Luckily they had all sorts of toys so we were all pretty preoccupied. Then they called "Tucker!"
My heart stopped. This is it. This is when my baby turns into a little boy. This is is the last thing (besides big boy underwear) that I have to remind me of this precious precious creature that changed my world forever 2 years, 2 months, 26 days ago. I can do this. He can do this. We can all do this.
Then he got in the chair and cried. I cried. I didn't cry because of the symbolism of my baby becoming a boy. I cried because of this:
He was absolutely petrified. I'm sure my crying wasn't helping things. I just held his hands tight, kissed him, wiped away his tears and mine and just kept telling him (and myself) that everything was going to be alright.
I noticed the lady waiting with her little girl was wiping away her own tears. Perhaps remembering her baby's first hair cut? Or maybe just so overwhelmed by Tucker's distress. Anyway, I'm sure we were quite the site! And I hope all the other kids waiting had already had their first haircut or we may have scarred them for life with our drama!
So I think we're on the down slope as far as the baby to boy transition goes. There's only one major thing left...potty training. Tucker did peepee in the potty 5 times today! Thank God he went to sleep in a diaper! This Momma desperately trying to hold onto her baby can't take anymore growing up today!
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After:
