Mama's Barber Shop!

So...I guess it's about time for a new blog post!  Haha...only been since October.  Maybe I'll make it a New Year's resolution to try to post at least once a week.  That way people who live far away can see what's going on with my lil' one  (i.e. grandparents, great grandparents, and other family and friends).  

I'll start with this week...the lil' monkey got a new look at Mama's Barber Shop. :)   Yup, I took the plunge and went for it with some good ol' shearing scissors and thinning shears.  I figured that if I messed up, I could get it fixed, right?   He was long overdue for a haircut--was looking like a little surfer dude with bangs in his eyes.  (see photo to left...sorry my finger got in front of the flash..but this photo shows how long his bangs were!)   I got the shearing scissors at Target and the thinning shears from Amazon.com.  I had already dared to do his sideburns in December, but needed to get more guts to do the front.  So, after watching many You Tube videos (thanks, Mom, for the idea!), I went for it this past Monday, then finished on Tuesday.


So, on Monday while giving him a bath, I noticed he was having so much fun and was so preoccupied with his bath toys and letters that I thought, "Hey, I've got a comb and the shearing scissors right here, and his hair is already wet...why not start with the back?"  So I proceeded to comb his hair, just like in the videos, and start with the bottom third of his back scalp near the base of his neck--just like one lady said to do in a video.  I cut it one finger length away from his neck.  But, I couldn't get the courage to do the front yet--needed a refresher from the videos.  Plus, there was hair everywhere in the tub...so maybe not such a good idea if you don't want a hairy toddler coming out of the bath.  :) It's a good thing it rinsed right off.  The back came out fine--his grandparents noticed the back trim and liked it.  


So...Tuesday came and we were stuck in the house with snow through the day.  After watching many videos again, I jumped in and went for the front (and still had to thin out the back).  I put him in his booster seat and gave him some crackers and milk to occupy him.  Then I sprayed his hair down with water, combed it, and trimmed away!   I started with the top of his head, and just grabbed some hair in a comb and snipped.  Then, I did the sides, then back, then the front.  Then when he got antsy (and was tired of having hair fall on his tray of crackers), I moved him to the table and gave him a disposable adhesive placemat to color.  Then I went around and thinned with the thinning shears.   It was fun!  I liked it!  And so did his grandparents and daddy.  And he was waaay happier than the screaming child he was at his last appointment at the kids haircut place that gave him the ricebowl look.  I definitely DID NOT WANT that straight line across his forehead like last time!  




(In this photo...you can even see the crackers on his sweatshirt and bits of red marker that he tried to use as "makeup" on his lips instead of coloring with it.  So, I gave him back his crayons instead!)
















The next question is...will hubby let me go near his head? He says, "yes"...but I think I need to get clippers, too.  Will he dare?? :)   Perhaps this is a new career in the making?  LOL...not. ;)