Jude's First Haircut

Jude's hair had gotten rather long in the back and on top, but ironically the front was still very short. It had gotten long over his ears, so around 11 months old, Shelley trimmed that. But at 14 months old, it was time for the "Official First Haircut!" Even though his hair was long, it's curly and thin. So it probably could have held out, but the curls were getting matted (madded?) together and knotting. So it was time for a cut. Shelley and Ian did the haircut instead of taking to a barber... Here's the before shot. Shelley holding up the hair to make the first cut.... *don't close your eyes Shelley! don't cry Shelley*

And just like that, a almost two inch chunk of hair was cut off! Time to repeat all over his head.

Here's the finished product. Jude wasn't too fond of this process and was bawling by the end and not wanting to hold still. So the back might not have been too straight. Thank goodness for curls, huh? We discovered he has some unusual calicks (again with the spelling tonight, geez!) on the top of his head in the same places as Daphne's. So his next haircut might be at a Barber so Shelley can watch to see how they do it for later replication.