I finally decided it was time for the Divine Miss O to get a haircut. I had been clinging to those long, wispy, blonde strands of hair for far too long. I was mostly feeling nervous about how O would react to whole hair cutting experience. In my head I could picture her freaking out and crying – being totally uncooperative and me having to restrain her while the stylist frantically and quickly cut off a few unwanted inches of hair.
Of course, what actually happened was nothing like that – thank goodness! I did a little research and found a great kid’s salon that had cute little pink Jeeps to sit in and a TV playing Dora the Explorer at each salon station. It was so adorable and so perfect! It didn’t take much coaxing to get Miss O to sit in the Jeep and she totally zoned out on Dora while the stylist was cutting away!
What I didn’t expect was how emotional I would get watching this first hair cut take place. As soon as the stylist took that first little snip of my baby’s hair, I lost it! My eyes welled up with tears and I couldn’t stop it, no matter how hard I tried. I was completely taken aback by my reaction – I was excited and nervous for Miss O, but I never in a million years thought I would cry! Another stylist there saw what was happening and asked “Is this her first haircut?” When I told her yes, it was, she gently replied, “It’s okay. This happens all the time.” So, not only was I the crazy mother with the camera, taking numerous photos to document this momentous occasion, but I was also the ridiculous mother who cried at her daughter’s first hair cut.
Miss O got a good five inches of hair cut off that day and I got a little plastic baggie with a lock of that precious blonde hair in it to take home with me.
Oh my gosh, she did awesome! I would have been that sobbing mother taking photos too if Lillian didn't have a death grip around my neck. As you know, our experience was a lot like what you feared. Glad Olivia proved you wrong.
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