…And Baby Makes Two

Last year’s circumcision post was entitled “Snip Snip,” so I had to call this one “Chop Chop” to distinguish between the two. “Chop chop” refers to the sound of the scissors on little Dante’s angel-soft hair today, when he got his first haircut!

We went to Trim and Proper in Ardmore (used to be Cookie Cutters), which is a kid-oriented hair salon. The seats are all little cars, there are bright colors everywhere, a great little play area, and a monitor in front of each seat so the little one can zone out to a DVD while being styled. It really is quite clever.

Dante has still not displayed a very strong interest in television. He was quite interested in the race car seat, however. Since the safety belt was not big enough for my brusier, he spent the duration of his hair cut jumping up and down in the car, while “steering” the steering wheel. He would step up on to the seat, then slide his feet off of the seat and unto the floor of the car…. and do it again. I tried to stop him from the very beginning, but his hairdresser (whose name was Adrianna, oddly enough) assured me he was fine, and continued her speed cut safely and precisely.

He looks so handsome.

His ears look bigger. He looks older. I love how he’s growing up, but it is a bit of an adjustment for me to get used to the idea of parenting a toddler.

So, anyway, I now have a lock of hair in my purse that needs a safe place, along with a fresh photo of a groomed and proud Dante.