Gary and I took Elliot to a salon yesterday for his first professional haircut. We've cut his hair before (well, I should say Gary, not we, as I only distracted Elliot while Gary wielded the scissors), but it was starting to look pretty scraggly in back, and we've wanted to take him somewhere for a haircut for over a month.
Overall Elliot took it pretty well, considering the lady who cut his hair had 2 inch long purple fingernails and he was teething. (Side note: Elliot now has 13 teeth.) I think either one of us could have distracted him alone, but it was good that we were both there. I took some pictures and Gary spent all his time handing things to Elliot to play with (keys, a flashlight, his watch). We should have had it cut shorter in front, but it looks so much better in back now.
(And where are the pictures? Good question...my camera is still in the trunk of Gary's car.)
Posted by Jen at April 16, 2007 01:06 PMA quite intelligent and college-educated woman I know maintained that it was bad to cut a baby's hair before he was two because his hair was somehow still alive until then.
Posted by: Jessica at April 19, 2007 06:54 AMI've been seeing very little boys with Mohawks recently. Not green hair, though.
Posted by: Jessica at April 19, 2007 06:55 AMI wanted to dye Elliot's hair for Halloween, but the cans of temporary hair dye warned against using the product on thin, blond hair. He used to have a natural mohawk, but it grew out.
Posted by: Jen at April 19, 2007 11:10 AMSomeone around there ought to have a Mohawk. If not Elliot or the cat, who?
Posted by: Jessica at April 21, 2007 07:02 AM