So today's nap time didn't go quite as I had planned. Beckett threw a good hour long tantrum about not wanting to going to sleep, at least without me in the room. I don't know what all of this is about, but going to sleep is no longer the joy it used to be for him (maybe it has to do with not being home consistently for the last month). So, after listening to that for an hour, I decided to go in and try to calm him down. I held him and stroked his arms and hair. He immediately started to close his eyes. As I was doing this, I started thinking about his hair and how long it was. I thought about how my mom is always the bad guy and cuts his hair for me (I can't really do it because I am the one who has to hold him). Then I got to thinking that if I kept stroking his hair, I might be able to cut his hair without disturbing him and he would sleep right through it. Hair cuts have always been a nightmare for him. As soon as it was pretty obvious he was going to go to sleep, I put him back in his bed and kept stroking his hair until he was out. Then I went and got a comb and scissors. It went okay. I think I did okay with my first scissors hair cut. The only problem was that after I cut the one side, I tried to role him over to cut the other and he woke up. So, here are the results of the haircut:
This is a shot of the side that didn't get cut, just so you get an idea of what it looked like before I cut it.
This one is of the side that got cut.
This is of the back to show you how far I got before I rolled him over and he woke up.
Another one of the back.
And finally of the front.
I don't think I did a very bad job on what I did get done, considering this is the first time I have used a pair of scissors to cut some one's hair. It looks kind of like I cut some places close to the scalp, but those spots are actually just really blond spots or thin areas of his hair. I'm going to fix the other side tonight or tomorrow at nap time. I'll post pictures of how it all turns out. If all else fails, I am going to just buzz it all off and he will just have to look like a cancer patient again, like his last haircut.
2 comments:
Wow, I guess I haven't seen him for a long time! He looks so different!!! When can we get together again?
You are awesome! I have heard of cutting finger and toenails while sleeping but hair!? I definitely can't do a haircut with a electric shaver so you rock! I think it looks good. Good luck getting him to sleep on the right side so you can finish it.
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