JJ has always had so much hair. I remember in his last ultrasound when I was 38 weeks pregnant with him (the day I was induced), and you could even see his hair in the ultrasound picture! When JJ was born, I was surprised at how much hair he actually had. I was bald until I was two years old so I know that he got all of his hair from his dad’s side for sure!
Everywhere we go, people always say, “Look at that headful of hair!” I’ve told Javier that we would be rich if we got a dollar every time someone said that, but I think it’s really sweet. I really wanted to hold off on giving him a haircut until he turned one years old, but his hair grew so quickly. Within the past couple of months, his hair started growing over his ears, and it was swooping down into his eyes as well. So even though JJ is only 8 and a half months old, I decided that it was time for his first haircut!
So this past Thursday night, I got the bright idea to take matters into my own hands. I took JJ to the bathroom, got my scissors, and I started trimming his hair. Not the best idea. Seriously, unless you really trust yourself, don’t try this at home. Haha. He was really still at first. I just did the back and one of the sides at first. It didn’t look too bad, but I started to get nervous because he started wiggling more, and I decided to stop right then and there. I called my cousin that lives close to me, and I asked her if she could help me with it the next day because she’s a professional hair stylist. My boyfriend couldn’t stop laughing at JJ’s new unfinished look that night. I have to admit, it was pretty funny!
The next morning, for some reason before going to my cousin’s house, I decided that I could cut JJ’s bangs myself.. He moved at soon as I was starting to cut his hair, and it looked so bad! I put him in the car seat right away, and we hopped in the car so my cousin could fix my hot mess! I could not help but laugh though. He just looked funny to me. Man, that makes me sound like a mean mommy, but at least we were on our way to get it fixed!
My cousin Heidi saved his hair with her magic. Her son helped us keep JJ occupied while she cut his hair. It looked much better! He can finally see! He looks so much bigger too with his new haircut. It gives my mommy heart mixed emotions, and yes, I did save his hair in a ziplock bag.. Haha. I’m really glad Heidi was able to save the day. I owe her big time!
This week made me realize that my little boy is growing so fast, but I love to experience all of these things with him. I can’t wait for many more of his firsts to come. I hope this blog made you smile. Stay tuned for more blogs coming soon!
11 replies on “JJ’s First Haircut!”
Love these stories! I’ve always cut my kids’ hair. I sure learned how to cut hair real fast after a couple of bad hair cuts! I suggest watching YouTube videos 🙂
He’s such a cutie! I tried to cut my oldest daughters bangs once! The pictures are pretty funny!
He is too cute and look at all that hair! My son was born with lots of hair too although I was not brace enough it cut myself–if I did it would’ve ended up looking the same as your funny pic! It came out great though.
Such a handsome little dude!! My son just got his first haircut too and I really want to just figure out how to do it myself but I know I’d butcher it haha
So cute. I love babies smiles, they just make my day. My daughter’s haircut was a nightmare. I didn’t know what I was doing but now, I still don’t know what am doing.
His hair was so LONG! I love when babies are born with a ton of hair. My first born was but then each kid since has been more and more bald. LOL! I now cut my boys’ hair and it has taken a LOT of practice. At least they don’t care. LOL!
Your son is so adorable, bad haircut or not! My daughter has yet to have a haircut. She has such long curly hair that I just can’t bear to have it cut yet. It will be interesting to see how she reacts once the time does come to get it done.
Look at that adorable little cutie. My daughters first haircut was her bangs too. My husband did it, she was about year old. It took a few snips because she kept moving, but after a few snips she looked beautiful.
Hooray to cousins who can come and save the day, hihi! What a cutie!
omg so cute! It doesn’t look that bad!
awwww <3
So much hair. Mine were all bald until they were about three years old.