X-man's First Haircut

It seems that one of Xavier's best talents is growing hair. It finally reached the scruffy point of no return - hair extending past his eyes, past his ears, and creating a baby mullet in the back. It was time for his First Haircut!

We went to Scissor Kids, a salon nearby that specializes in haircuts for babies and kids. There were novelty chairs shaped like cars, trucks and horses. Xavier was feeling a little too wiggly that day though, so he sat on my lap for his haircut this time. They even had tiny smocks with cute designs. Xavier's had zoo animals on it - very appropriate since he brought Sophie, his giraffe, and his little orange lion with him to the salon.

During the haircut, which took less than ten minutes, there were no tears at all - neither from mommy nor baby. We both did so well! Lisa, his stylist, was impressed by his big kid bravery and his big kid hair. She guessed that his hair will grow in even more thick and full as he ages based on the growing pattern she saw now. Not a big surprise given how much hair all the rest of us have in this family!
They gave us a "Baby's First Haircut Certificate", complete with a lock of hair and a photo. Now that his first haircut is done, what do we think of X-man's new look? We think he's more handsome than ever! Clearly, he, in all humbleness, agrees.