Hairy Situation

Before I had kids, I always wondered why Mom's would post pictures of their kid's first tooth, or videos of their kid first crawling, or endlessly describe what milestone's their kid reached each month. I never understood the excitement, and found them a little boring. Well...after having Wesley, I now know how exciting all that stuff is. Having a baby changes your whole universe, and it really is amazing. I try to only post things that I would have enjoyed reading before I had a kid too, but this post is going to be one of "those" posts....Wesley first hair cut. I apologize in advance if it is a little boring for some of you, :-)

Normally, I never would have thought a first hair cut would be a momentousness occasion. In no way does it compare to the first time a baby utters the sweet words, "mama" or takes their first steps, however, it is a big moment. I remember watching, "Jon and Kate Plus Eight" a few years back. She was getting a little teary eyed watching her sextuplets receive their first hair cut. She said they were growing up so fast, and it was sad to watch all their little baby hair get cut off. I thought she, and any other mom, that would care so much about a haircut was crazy!!!! Well, I can now understand where she was coming from. I didn't cry...I still think that would be a little weird, but it was a hard(ish) change. All Wesley's little baby hair got cut off, and a little boy emerged. I guess it kind of reminds me how fast life flies by. Too fast. Do I stop to enjoy all these little moments before it is too late? Have I enjoyed all the time I have spent with my family in years past...the moments that I only can re-live in my memories? I am reminded how important it is to just hold him when he is sleeping, instead of rushing to put him to bed so I can do other "chores." Soon, he wont fit on my lap anymore, and I will wish I could re-live yester-year. I know I will have so many more sweet, and wonderful moments in my life, but I want to enjoy these moments too. Even when he is screaming in the store, lol. Ok, ok...enough of this mushy stuff...on to the pictures!! :-p

Wesley is almost always in a photogenic mood, and ready to smile for me. Well...last night I waited too close to his bed time to cut his hair, and he was a little tired and grumpy. I managed to snap a few quick pictures that aren't very good. However, they do their job, and remind me of what he looked like before and after his first hair cut. It took him 15 months to grow just a few inches of hair, but it was time to even things out. There was a long poof on the top, and on the sides of his head, but no where else. He sat pretty still, and just let me cut his hair.

Before:

After: