Lil Mootz’s First Haircut

Lil Mootz got his first hair cut this past Tuesday!

I had been avoiding this day for quite awhile.  Certain family members that shall remain nameless (but you know who you are Mom, Meg, Deb, Dani, and Stonewall) first started bugging me to take him for his first haircut before he was even a year old! I flat out said, “No!” to that.  There’s an old wives’ tale that says its bad luck to give a baby his first haircut before 1 year old.  That may not be scientific fact, but it was good enough for me.

Plus, I loved his little curls.

I finally broke down this week and scheduled a hair appointment for him at a Kids Kutters.  I was all ready to take pictures and document this momentous occasion in his life.

And then, halfway there, I remembered one teeny tiny detail.

My camera…

                       …was at home.

                                                    *Sigh*

Luckily, I had my camera phone.  So I apologize for the lack of good photos.

We arrived at Kids Kutters and the crying started as soon as we entered the door.  There must have been a scent or something about the place that set Lil Mootz off. Stonewall held Lil Mootz in his lap while the woman tried not to cut off his ears.  She did a pretty good good job as all ears are still whole and there are no more curls.

Not off to a very good start.

We tried a lollipop, but he was having none of it.

Trying the lollipop again…

Nothing works better against tears than artificially flavored sugar on a stick!

Lil Mootz was pretty tear-free the rest of the time. 

Until he dropped his lollipop out in the parking lot, but I guess you can’t win ‘em all.