When Noah was a few weeks old and Mark’s mom was in town, we all went out to an ordinary hair cuttery to get Elias’ first hair cut. Mark went first, but when it was Elias’ turn, he was terrified, so we left without him even getting into the chair.

I thought maybe we could make long hair work on him, so when his daycare teacher offered to just trim his bangs, we let her. She did a great job and it got his hair out of his face for a while, but it was clear that his hair is still too fine to be kept long.

Finally we decided to bite the bullet and pay a little extra to take Elias to a kids hair cutting salon. We went to Circus Cuts Salon in Duluth and were there minutes after they opened as I didn’t want to wait very long. Ms. Mia greeted us and spoke directly to Elias. She was ready to take him immediately, so we got him right up into the cool motorcycle chair and we chose Sesame Street from a small selection of videos for him to watch while his hair was cut.

Elias sat there in silence watching Elmo and occasionally pointing him out to us while Ms. Mia cut his hair without any problem at all. She remarked several times that he was the best first haircut she’s ever had! I suspect this might have something to do with his age. Ms Mia was finished within ten minutes or so and Elias was given a dum-dum and cookie monster hand stamp as a prize for being such a big boy!

I’m so glad we got his hair cut! It’s wonderful to clearly see his big, beautiful brown eyes and expressive brow. Although pricey, I’m so glad the whole ordeal was a pleasant experience for all.

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