Our week of firsts – Emily
Not wanting to be left out of all the fun (read here for Nathan’s recent firsts and read here for Joshua’s first), Emily had a recent first. Hers happened while we were out in Utah visiting Chad’s family, but we’ll still count it here.
Emily had never had her hair cut. Unlike boys’ hair which needs that first haircut much earlier, girls can go a lot longer before their first haircuts. Fellow blogger Kelly’s daughter Nora just had her first haircut.
Emily’s hair is so fine and thin that I was nervous about cutting it myself. It has also grown so slowly that it just hasn’t needed a cut until recently. It was finally starting to look a little shaggy and uneven in the back, and we were having family pictures while we were in Utah.
So, the morning before pictures, Emily and I headed over to Chad’s cousin Brooke’s house for the inaugural haircut. Emily decided that I should go first, so she played while I got my trim. Then, it was her turn. At first, she was nervous, but then I handed over my iPhone so that she could watch one of her favorite shows. After that, we could have buzzed her whole head off and she wouldn’t have cared.
Brooke took a few inches off to even out the back. Emily’s hair is so fine and thin that it was almost pathetic how little hair was actually cut. I had a hard time finding enough for the baby box.
The end result is much better, though. She actually looks like she has more hair now that it’s all closer to one length. And Emily got to join (or start) our recent spate of firsts. Go Emily!
How old was your little one when they had their first haircut? How did they handle it?
