1. Leo now appears to be a nearly full-time Superhero. He pretty much refuses to wear anything but Superhero tops. Superman is the number one choice, Batman and Spider-Man will suffice. If I present him with something else (a dinosaur tshirt yesterday morning), his response is a polite “No thank you.” Today he wore not one but three Superhero shirts. Two Supermans followed by Batman. Clearly he got dressed on his own. Hey, he was dressed and matching. That was enough for me.
2. I don’t know what to do about Leo’s hair. See exhibit A, above. This is an old photo (from Halloween, obviously) but it's pretty close to what Leo's hair is looking like these days. I know it doesn't look that bad there but seriously, give it a week. I don't know if it's all those scrambled eggs or what but his hair sprouts in the oddest places, and fast. I swear he goes to bed one night and it's a fine length and it literally grows overnight to unreasonable, overgrown, just odd proportions (and look! He's conveniently wearing a Superman outfit in this photo!).
It’s getting too long again. We seem to be able to go about three months before it starts to look...shaggy. But as we all know, a trip to the barber for Leo means a full on meltdown. I’m in no shape to handle that right now (there is kicking and wailing and the need for serious strength to hold down my littler, um, Superhero). The last time I took him for a haircut (early November) I had to throw away his top and mine (they were both fleece) as they were SO saturated with hair. I washed them twice and put them through the dryer to no avail. Sticky, sticky hair.
And then there is the torture/trauma factor. Is it wrong to put your kid through that? Granted the haircut (which is a buzz cut because that’s all that can be safely done, there will be no scissors) takes all of ten minutes. But trust me, when someone is that unhappy, it’s a l-o-n-g ten minutes. He recovers almost instantaneously and the trauma is always followed by a hug to the stylist (and the collective awwws of the entire hair salon). But still.
And there’s this: I’m not a fan of the buzz cut. Leo has gorgeous, thick hair (not that I’m biased). A buzz cut seems like such a waste of his good looks. And, um, locks (sorry, couldn’t resist).
1 comment:
Have you considered letting him have it long? Nothing wrong with long hair on a boy. ANd he is so handsome!
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