Jonah's First Haircut

As often seems to be the case, we are way behind in blog posts. I think we've had some good excuses lately between the move and Jude's birth, but at some point, we need to catch up. One that has been long overdue is Jonah's first haircut!

Two years, three months, two weeks, and one day after he was born, we finally brought Jonah in to get rid of the little mullet he was starting to develop. It still didn't seem particularly long, except in the back. The hair behind his ears would get cowlicks in them that just would not stay down.

On October 13th, we brought him to Comb 'n Shear, which is where I get my haircut. Just a small, local shop where the barber is the owner and only employee. Tom the Barber was particularly busy this day, but he works pretty quickly and we didn't have to wait too long. Jonah kept busy in the meantime playing with the cars and other toys Tom has out for kids. We filled the place up with spectators, too, as Grammy Sweets was in town to help us move, and joined Michelle and me for this first.

When his time came, we sat Jonah in the kid's cutting chair, which Tom has a variety of different vehicles that he puts on the stand. On this particular day, Jonah got to sit in a tank. He needed the incentive of keeping a truck with him to get in the chair.

Getting ready for his first cut!

Jonah was great. No crying and very little fuss. He did have a tendency to move away from the clippers, but I would imagine that to be normal for any kid getting their first haircut.

Suited up and ready to go!

"Hey, I'm driving trucks here!"

The kid cleans up pretty nicely. I think he liked getting vacuumed.

Tom put some trimmings in an envelope for us and gave Jonah a first haircut certificate. It was a good experience, and we hope future ones go as well. You can see more pictures on our web album.