Today was the day... Max's 1st Haircut

After many months of negotiations with Sam, 3 deadline extensions & lots of tears (mine, not Max's), it is done.  Max is officially a big boy.  I hung on to the curls as long as I could, but with my final deadline (tonight) approaching & the reality of the fact that I had to do this or Sam would buzz him, I bit the bullet.  I headed to Pecan Grove Barber, put my sweet curly haired baby boy up on the seat & watched them snip away at my heart. (Ok, just a tad bit dramatic... but I seriously was choking back tears).

Here is Max after his bath this morning... love those curls!!

And here he is at the barber: start to finish...
Max, of course, was a champ.  He sat in the little chair & didn't even move, flinch or whine.  All 3 barbers there said he was the best little boy they'd ever seen.  The barber did a great job & even taped some hair to a special certificate for his baby book.  And then he gave Max a sucker for being such a good boy.   
He looks so grown up now & just so handsome.  But I'm still in mourning for the loss of those baby curls.  I know his hair was shaggy but I loved it.  I love my sweet little baby & I'm just having to face the fact that he's turning into a little boy!  Boohoo :(

Comments

Court said…
maxwell looks so handsome!!
10:56 PM
Rachelle said…
i cried over forest's first haircut too. its so silly but i completely understand.

but he does look so so cute!!!
12:09 AM
Hilary said…
The curls were super cute! But he looks so handsome now :) and hair grows back and there will be another 3 deadline extensions before Sam makes you cut it. The certificate is way cute too!
5:41 PM
Anonymous said…
LOL! I can totally relate! Before I had kids I always wondered why parents were so attached to their kids hair! But then I had a baby, and knew why! Cute!
9:40 PM
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