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Overgrown: My Boy’s First Haircut

This post was inspired by the Fisher-Price Million Moments of Joy campaign.

First haircut 1

I was taking a walk down memory lane the other day courtesy of my Facebook photo albums. I swear I will find, upload, organize and print all my photos properly one day! I swear I will. Until then, thank goodness for social media and thank goodness for this blog.

So, yes, there I was strolling down memory lane when I found these shots from Colum’s first haircut. He was just shy of two and a half and I’d all but forgotten about his golden curls and chubby cheeks. How can he have aged so much and me not all, right?

We’d let his ringlets go, falling naturally into baby hockey hair. They were so sweet. But his hair was becoming a bit unruly and starting to get into his eyes. Irene was also due to be born in couple weeks and it seemed like a good time for a special big boy outing.

Colum's first haircut 2

So Ed and I took him to a local barber shop for father-son haircuts. We could have brought him to a special kiddie place with airplane-shaped chairs and Treehouse on TV, but we thought he’d get a bigger kick getting his hair cut with Daddy. We were right.

Colum's first haircut 3

He was so good, guys. He sat perfectly still and was completely serious.

Colum's first haircut 4

He looks so much like Mary in the above picture, I can’t believe it. It’s Mary with Irene’s hair (if Irene had a mullet).

Colum's first haircut 5

And just like that, instant big boy. I’m getting all teary eyed all over again at how quickly that first haircut transforms them. My first baby. Might as well just hand him the keys to the car.

You guys should click through your old Facebook albums (or actual, properly organized photo albums if you are my hero) and pick out your own OVERjoyed, OVERtired, OVERwhelmed, OVER____ memories that make you smile. Do it for the love of your children, of course, but also so you can enter the Fisher-Price Million Moments of Joy contest while you’re at it.

Here’s the scoop on the contest. For eight weeks, starting on March 5, Fisher-Price will be giving away weekly prize packs worth about $200 and consisting of a My Little Snugabunny™ Bouncer, a Laugh & Learn™ Dance & Play Puppy and an Ocean Wonders™ Aquarium. To enter, simply go to the contest site and share your own special moment of joy via a photo, video or text description. (Canada only, sorry!) You can enter as many different moments of joy as you want. Here’s my entry!

Disclosure – I am participating in the Million Moments of Joy Blogger Campaign by Mom Central Canada on behalf of Fisher-Price. I received compensation as a thank you for participating and for sharing my honest opinion. The opinions on this blog are my own.