Haircut #1

Zain's hair, for most of his existence, has been very neat and tidy.  He had that fun little pointy Caesar, and it could be swept to the side into what we called his "stockbroker hair" for more formal occasions.  But it was always nicely controlled.  We owned a tiny comb, but had no need for it.  I even took a picture the first day he woke up with bedhead, because it was so unusual (or maybe I'm just unusual):

April 21, 2011 - bedhead

However, in the past few weeks, his hair had gotten out of control.  It had devolved into some kind of Beatles-Bieber hybrid - shaggy over the ears, swishy in the back, Caesar points nearly to his eyes.  We were a little reluctant to make that first cut (our baby!), but it was obviously time.  

A couple of his similarly aged pals, Izzy and Jake, had recently made trips to Melonhead to get their first cuts.  Shif convinced me to give her two tries at cutting Zain's hair herself before we sought professional help.  And since Melonhead charges $23, I agreed! 

Attempt #1 came out pretty well - not perfect, but pretty good.  Shif served as barber, I played the role of distracter.  

Before - unruly

Prepping the hair, distracting with Cheerios

Look how long!

First cut

A good view of the Bieber action in the back

Looking slightly crazy mid-haircut

After!  He looks like such a big boy.  :-) or :-( ???

Another after shot

All in all, it was a successful cut.  Shif the barber will retain her day job, but still was impressive with the scissors.  And Zain was amazingly cooperative until the very end.