Saturday, April 18, 2009

The First Cut is the Deepest

I'm not sure there are words appropriate enough for description of this monumental event. It was; however, time. He was scratching at his eyes and the tips of his ears all the time. It was making me feel like I was torturing him just a little bit to continue NOT cutting it. Still, I had to practically pinch myself to keep from crying. This is ranking up there as one of my worst days as Mommy so far. The cupcakes we stopped and bought at Cold Stone as his "special treat" for being such a good boy the whole day were partially for me too.
Don't get to used to this hair...it's about to disappear!

He was a champ. He loved the whole thing; well, all except the cape around his neck which he thought was some sort of torture device.

See, Collin is pretty convinced that they were trying to strangle him with this cape.

Yeah, I made them give me a lock of his hair...and then some. I don't care if I seemed crazy.

And, anything that promises to give him a lolipop at the end is sure to be a winner in his book.

Now, I feel like I actually have to get to know him again. He literally looks like a little STRANGER to me. I finally cried when we put him down for a his nap and he said, "Mama stop sad please!" It was adorable. That's my sweet boy. I even got a hug out of the deal...and a head butt. He is a boy, afterall.

The new, and I'm told, "improved" Collin.

5 comments:

Trey and Mel's Piece of the Net! said...

I'm proud of you, I know how much of a big deal the haircut was to you. He looks super handsome too!

Jen R said...

Collin looks so different and so handsome (not that he wasn't handsome before)! Austin thinks he looks just like him now! And don't worry, I kept locks from both Paige and Austin when they got their first haircut!

I'm Erin. said...

I really love the haircut, even though it does make him look like such a big boy! And, ever since your post on how you don't know who he looks like, I notice more and more pictures where he looks like his Daddy to me. These especially!

Karen Parke said...

Collin does look very different! He looks like a "little boy" now......I brought a tear to my eye because it is one of the very big important steps in going from a baby....toddler...little boy. Congratulations to the both of you.

Annie Pennington said...

Oh Rachel he is soooooo handsome! It does make him look older, and the last photo he looks sooo much like Bryon! Collin is just PERFECT!