One busy little man
He needed a haircut so he got one! Rather than risk a complete meltdown at one of those kid salons and pay $25 for 4 snips, we tried to trim his locks here at home. With some grape pieces and daddy for distraction, it worked out okay. Here are some before and after shots. Look he does have ears!
I thought once he started to crawl that the game would change. Which it did. But I had no idea as to what would happen once he could pull himself up to stand. I think this is worse than crawling. At least crawling I can just follow him, but with standing I feel like I need to be within arm’s reach. He is getting steadier with each passing day, but he has a blatant disregard for his own safety so Matthew and I always want to be near him. We know he will tumble, and he has, but if we can cushion the blow a little we will. Anyways, he always wants to stand. He will try to pull up on anything and everything- stable or not. Today he stood and talked to the dishwasher while I made cookies. Don’t worry he didn’t actually get into it. Then he made his way to the stairs to find junk mail and Zoë. And finally he played with the new toy table that we got to occupy his standing highness. Which of course he shows very little interest in compared to gnawing on the window sills, coffee table, stairs, etc. Oh well. He won’t even sit in the tub anymore. That makes for interesting bath times, lemme tell ya!! And don’t even get me started on diaper changes. Forget it, man. He does not have time for such mundane activities anymore.
He will however lay still long enough to play with Zoë. He has learned that when we swing her feathers, she comes after them. So he does that and giggles up a storm when she comes running. This is the closest to bonding that she will allow.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Oh my…they keep you busy, don’t they?!?! I hear ya, once they can stand, you’ve got to be within reach at all times! They have no fear! Barrett would rather stand at the coffee table and bang on it than play with the millions of toys on the floor
Love the new haircut, he looks super cute!! Enjoy keeping up with the crawling, standing mister!
September 16th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
GREAT JOB on the haircut Laurie!! He looks like a little man now!!
October 8th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Hey Mr Cutie Pie next time you need a cut come see me, I cut your daddy’s hair one time!! He was not a happy camper but I let him play with the squirt bottle and he liked that!! Your hair cut looks cute, you need to be a model!!