Alan's first hair cut

Seems like Alan has always had hair. We had a 3-D ultrasound and the technician showed us the hair on his head in the womb! So amazing that technology can pick up on such minute details and facial features.

Can you see the hair in the 3-D ultrasound photo?

Six weeks later he was born with plenty of brown hair. After a few months it turned blonde. For the longest time I've been saying he needs a hair cut. It started to get long in the back down to the collar of his shirts, flopping over his ears, and he had bangs that would have benefitted from the help of a barrette. He's had this alfalfa thing going on for as long as I can remember. I bought a special brush that has a squirt bottle in the handle to keep it under control. Poor kid has at least two cowlicks (I think he inherited them from his daddy).

At six months with a faux hawk!

Hair blowing in the wind at nine months.

At fifteen months, he finally went for his FIRST hair cut! It was on my list of to do's while in the states. I took him to Kid Snips in Hawthorne mall where he got to sit in a CAR wearing an apron watching a Mickey Mouse video. He was a very good boy! No tears and he stayed very still the whole time (we left with both ears intact). He was happy to sit quietly and drive the car. At the end he got a certificate with a locket of hair, a balloon, and a ornament from the treasure chest. It's been a little over a month since his hair cut and I KID YOU NOT he needs ANOTHER! I'll have to see if I can find a place that does kid hair cuts here in Australia. My hands are way too shaky to go near anyone with scissors so I'd better leave it to a professional. Our next visit home won't be for another five or six months. He may end up looking like a shaggy surfer dude and fit right in with all the Aussies!

Here is a before the day of his hair cut

Not sure if you can see the little cell phone he's holding while sitting in the car. He DIDN'T learn that from me!

A little more concentration here - both hands on the wheel and eyes on the road (or Mickey Mouse video).

I couldn't believe how thorough she was! His first hair cut was the real deal.

Afterwards, we went and played in the mall and look who found another car!

Looking like a little boy with his new hair do.