On Saturday, March 21st, Jake had his very first professional haircut by Amanda at Cognito. I have cut his little tail in the back and wings on the sides, but I wasn’t brave enough to tackle his little comb-over that was happening on top. So, I had an appointment that day and asked Matt to come along with Jake.
I told Jake that Amanda was voted the best hairstylist in Nashville recently so he was in good hands.
He didn’t mind the cutting a bit and I think he actually enjoyed wearing the cape (or is it a schmock?).
Sometimes I wonder if Jake could be an easier of a child. He just sat there the whole time.
And here we both are post haircut. I had probably 8 or so inches cut from mine. It has been a huge adjustment having short hair, but it’s actually pretty fun and oh so easy. Forgive Jake’s poof . . . this was also post nap. His squinty eyes crack me up. He hams it up for the camera like no other.
Matt also got a hair/face cut. I must come clean and say this was all by accident and totally my fault. You see, I always cut Matt’s hair with clippers, and the #2 guard recently broke so we’ve been taping it to hold it in place. Well, I guess I pressed a little hard on Matt’s neckline and the guard pulled away from the clippers. I gasped when I saw there was a big circle of shaved head. Thankfully, Matt didn’t kill me. He suggested I just cut everything that same length. And I really like the end result.
It’s no big surprise that I’m not crazy about huge beards. I know they are really in right now or whatever and guys think they are sooo cool. But, if I wanted to be married to a mountain man, well, I would have married one. So, no complaints here about the new clean face.
Jake wasn’t sure about it at first. We cut Matt’s hair while Jake was sleeping, and when Matt went to get Jake from his crib, Jake wasn’t having it. He wouldn’t look at Matt and just buried his head in his chest. At one point, he reached out to me to save him from the stranger that had his dad’s voice. It was so sad, but Jake’s used to it now and I think he likes that he can scratch his head again on the 5 o’clock shadow on his dad’s chin.
All these “firsts” with Jake are so much fun. He’s growing so fast and looking more like a little boy each day. He’s still not walking, but he’s getting more brave by the day. His vocabulary, on the other hand, is really exploding. He can say quite a few words, including: mama, dada, bye bye, ball, book (without the k sound), shoe, more, bite, down, uh-oh, and no. When we tell him not to throw his food on the floor, he will sneak it off his tray and say “down” and when it hits the floor, he’ll say “uh oh.” Nice. We’re working on that one. We’re also working on the “nos.” He doesn’t say it in response much. Instead he says it when he’s about to do something he’s not supposed to do, like touch the controls on the sun room heating/ac unit. He’ll literally crawl over to it, point at it, and say no. Then he’ll go right on and touch it. It’s hard not to find this amusing, but I’ve started putting him in his pack n play for 2 minutes when he does it. It seems to be getting better.
What a boy he is. I love to watch him play. He is pretty good at playing by himself for stretches each day. He LOVES to read and we probably average several dozen books a day, sometimes reading the same one several times. He also loves his shape sorters and his nesting blocks. He concentrates really hard and is quite good at them. It makes my heart proud.
Well, I better get some work done while Jake is napping. Just wanted to fill you all in on the latest firsts.
