I knew it was about to happen. I was finishing an episode of Vampire Diaries (finally, Elena has her humanity back, that plotline was getting OLD), and J-Man offered to get it started while I watched the last few minutes.
I heard some crying and assumed it was like last time. I figured the noise of the razor scared him, but that he was just fine. And, before I scare you, he really is just fine.
Just.... when I walked back there, I saw the haircut that would eventually become this:
My baby was practically bald! Tears came to my eyes and J-Man told me I couldn't cry in front of an already terrified PDG or it would only end up worse. I collected myself, smiled, and sang songs to the boy while his daddy finished evening it all out.
While the two boys showered and cleaned up, I called Mama H to say "I'm so mad at J-Man and I know it'll grow back but I swear it looks like my baby is sick and where are his curls and I need to get all this out so I can smile and be sweet to my husband by the time he's done with this shower."
Lucky for me, Mama H is wonderful, helped me gain some perspective, and reminded me that both it will grow on me, and it will grow back.
So, perhaps there will be curls by the end of summer? Maybe? Either way, he's still my baby boy and that toothy grin will still melt my heart every time I look at him.
Nicole, I don't think I blogged about it, but if you compare the June 2010 pics on my blog to the July 2010 pics, you will see that we did the same thing. He was so hot all the time, and freaked out when I took him to a barber (we had to leave mid-cut because he was so bad) so I thought I'd just buzz him and he'd be fine. Definitely looked like a cancer baby (especially since his hair was so white and you couldn't even see it next to his pale head), and we received pitying looks from passers by. I have never buzzed him that short again, but it's kind of funny now (3 years later) to look back on. The good news is that Parker is still terribly cute!
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