I Want My Hair Back!

Yes, those are words that came out of my boy’s mouth as he screamed and cried while getting his hair cut on Saturday.  He has had his haircut at various places before, with minimal fussing. But he wasn’t having it on Saturday – he didn’t want the lady to brush his hair or wet his hair, let alone cut his hair. It got ugly, and she just cut as fast as she could, amidst his wiggling and wailing. The end result was surprisingly okay – only a few uneven parts here and there. And the wails of “I want my hair back”, plus the “thank you” amidst tears at the end when he got his lollipops, provided lots of entertainment for the other poor patrons.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

He hardly looks like the same boy now. It’s amazing how a little trim ages him!

We had a great visit with Nana this weekend. She was supposed to be here for Halloween, but the freak October snowfall kept her from arriving on time. So we were glad to get a visit with her over the weekend!  It was a gorgeous fall weekend, and we spent yesterday walking through the US Botanical Gardens. Charlie and I ran around outside for a while while Nana and Daddy were inside, and he loved it. He ran up and down the paths and over the bridges, singing songs.  He’s been bringing all kinds of new songs home from school and Ms. Pamela’s house, and it is so fun for me when he breaks out a new tune I haven’t heard before. He has one that says, amongst other things, “Everybody shake your hips” – and the move he does with it is priceless.

Halloween was funny this year.  After Boo at the Zoo, I expected him to be far more into Trick-or-Treating than he was. We hit a few houses, but all he wanted to do was push his bike on the street. When I finally encouraged him to go up a few driveways, he got really disappointed when he wasn’t invited in!  He decided pretty quickly that he’d much rather come inside and watch “County Fortune”.

  Our little sharky:

Wearing my hat:

His jammies matched my witch tights perfectly!

We are finally having some serious success with potty training!  He went all day yesterday and today with almost no accidents, and lots of visits to the potty. The only problem is, he will only use his little potty – it makes things difficult when we’re out!  Pamela has taken to putting it in a trash bag and taking it out with them when they go to play dates, but I’m hoping she won’t need to do that for too much longer. But either way, we’re celebrating his successes at our house! 

This stage in Charlie’s development is so enjoyable. There are plenty of arguments and frustrations, as always, but he’s such a charmer and so full of things to say. He starts the day singing and finishes it with giggles. And he’s so SMART – his memory is amazing. He can recite multiple books word for word and knows all the words to lots of songs. My current favorite is his attempt at the Beatles; when he sings, “You say bye, I say hewoh, hewoh, hewoh” I pretty much melt.

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Every year at this time, I think back to where we were in late March 2008, with our  tiny two pounder, wanting to believe he would persevere but so scared and unsure. And look at him now!  We are SO lucky to have this little boy in our lives.