Saturday, August 02, 2008

Oops.

I've been meaning to cut Russell's hair for the last week because it was getting so long. I really only wanted to trim his hair but he would not keep his head still as I tried to trim it (despite cookies and milk). I finally got out the razor and thought, "well, at least this will be fast." To sum up the next 3-4 minutes, it was like shaving a wet cat. Exactly. Dan held Russell while he clawed to get away from the razor (and me) and yelled, "floor, floor!"

I used the #3 guard because that is what I use on Dan's hair but it was too short. Half-way through, Russell had a buzz cut at the back and 3-4 inch hair on top. At this point, I asked myself, "what have I done to my child??" I used the #6 guard on top and it seems to have turned out okay. Not great, but okay. Russell has thin hair like Dan and the sides of his head seem to have a few little patches of visable skin around his temples. My only consulation is that his hair grows fast. He looks older with the shorter hair (I think) but I did like the longer hair on him.



5 comments:

Aly sun said...

Cutting the kids' hair! Haaa! No parent enjoys this part of the game. It looks fine in the pictures and he looks really grown up. I follow Emma around with scissors for about 2 days after I give her a hair cut so that I can find anything/everything I missed. She was perfect at the stylist, the one time I took her, because she was a little afraid. It was awesome, but I am too cheap to spend $20 on her little head of hair. But now you reminded me how horribly hard it is to cut it myself.... only $20. Hmm.

C. Beth said...

I think he is ADORABLE.

BTW, just noticed the Voice of the Martyrs link on the right side of your website. I get their e-mail updates. Very eye-opening, isn't it?

Jennifer said...

So that's why Russell didn't take his hat off yesterday ;). I think it's really cute!

Anonymous said...

ha ha ha ha! Funny story but I actually like his hair. It looks mod and he does look a little older. I really like it!

Glenn+Jenn+Owen+Ian said...

i love the new cut - so cute!!