A buzz and a hot date

Oh, the battles we have had over this! Andy started twirling the back of his hair this summer.  We thought it was just a passing trend... but it continued.  When school started, we thought he would stop doing it-- and he did, while at school.  But as soon as he got in the car after school, his little hand was working just as fast as he could.  He was ripping out hair right and left and thus, got himself a nice little bald spot. 

Over Christmas break, with no school to go to every day, the twirling was at an all time high.  We started bribing him  to sit on his hands-- no twirling and no sucking.  Things we never thought we would say as parents- ha!

The bald spot got huge-- and it wasn't easy to cover.  So we started talking about buzzing it. 

Now, personal preference- I don't love a buzzed head.  I think they look great on other people, but it is just not my cup of tea.  Clearly, I like a shaggy haired little boy! But, we realized we had to do something to break this habit.

And so, we went to the barber.  Just me and Nug.  I told the barber we had a little problem-- he told me he had a little boy who had the exact same problem and the only thing that fixed it was buzzing his head. 

Walking in... say goodbye to your hair!!! Blonde be gone...

 It's hard to see bald spot in above picture... but it is there, big time. 

The first pass through, I let out a huge gasp.  I wasn't thinking it would be THAT short. 

There was an older lady next to me and she goes "why in the world would you do that to that poor boy's head? He has such nice hair!" Then I explained why we did it and she then placed her hand on my arm and said "well, he will look great no matter his hair." I think she could see me upset-- this is a big change for momma! AND Andy too!  But, as you can see below, he was just fine with it....

 Enjoying his lollipop after the big cut.  I sent this picture to the family....

That night, Andy and I had a double date with Meredith and Lee.  The boys were so stinking excited to take their momma's to dinner! It was so sweet.  

He asked for a picture together when we got home-- goofy boy.  

I know it is just hair and hair grows-- it will be back to normal this summer... if he lets it grow.  I think he is liking this buzz cut! And as long as he is smiling like he is below, I am a happy mom!

On a side note: we painted his fingers with that bad tasting polish on Friday morning and he has not sucked them since (today is Sunday).  He wanted to at bed time last night, but fell asleep without sucking... maybe we are breaking all the bad habits in 2016!