When Hudson was first born, it was hard to imagine him doing anything other than sleeping and eating. Sure, I knew that someday he’d say his first word and take his first steps, but those days seemed such a long way away when we were in the middle of 2 a.m. feedings and diaper changes.
I did know that I wanted to make sure that when those first moments happened, I was there to see them, marvel over them, record them, and put them in his baby book.
Over the past 14 months, we have been so fortunate to witness all of his firsts. He took his first steps toward his teacher at The Little Gym. His first word was “daddy” and many more words have followed since then. His first trip to the beach was a week after his birthday and he couldn’t get enough of the ocean.
More recently, over the weekend in fact, we took him to get his first haircut. I had been dragging my feet on getting his hair cut because little boys don’t look like babies anymore after they get their hair cut. They look clean cut and like little men.
I had become so attached to the little curls at the top of his neck. And I was starting to get attached to the little mullet that was starting to grow down his neck. That was when TC put his foot down and told me that it was time to get his haircut.
I decided to take him to my salon because I felt like I could have a little more say in the cut because I know and trust my stylist. I’m positive that I overpaid for the haircut, but that’s okay.
He sat in the adult chair on a little booster and he wore an adult-sized smock. His little blond head looked so tiny in the big black smock and I almost cried when he just sat there calmly looking around. He looked so small, but so grown up.
I fed him snacks to keep his attention and to help keep him still while my mom snapped photos. TC couldn’t get away from work and I was thrilled that my mom came along to take pictures for us.
As soon as the hair on his forehead was trimmed, I saw this image of a growing boy, not a baby. His little face transformed in an instant and I wanted to cry. But I didn’t. Mostly because I was worried my stylist would think I had lost my mind.
Then his little curls on his neck were snipped off and he had a clean little boy haircut. We got the pictures and we even saved some of the hair from his curls to put in a little envelope in his baby book.
Each little “first” moment is a little bittersweet. I’m so proud of him and everything he can do. He can run, he can talk, he can throw the ball. He knows what we’re saying a lot of the time and responds to us. But each time something happens for the first time, I realize that it will never happen for the first time again.
I’m just grateful that I’ve been fortunate enough to witness most of those sweet “first” moments that are most certainly more special to me than they are to him.
OMG. cutest thing ever.
AWWWW! Dying over the cuteness! He is looking so grown up.
What a handsome boy!! That haircut did transform him from baby to little boy! I can’t get over how cute H is!!
Oh my goodness! How adorable! He does look like a little man! They do grow up so fast. I can remember my Mom telling me not to rush into dressing my son (who’s now 7) into little jeans and button up shirts. She said “He’ll dress like a man his whole life. You can only dress him like a baby for a little while. Once you go big boy you can’t go back.” And it’s so true! That’s the piece of advice I always try to pass on to mother’s to or expecting baby boys.
He is SO adorable! What a sweet little man!
He totally reminds me of my little brother 20 years ago. Same sweet blonde curls.
So glad your mom came along and took photos… what a sweet boy!
he looks darling! so sweet.
Oh but he looks so CUTE with his new haircut! Should call it a Hair Cute! HA!
Goodness his little face did change with that haircut, such a handsome little guy!
Look at that cute little face of his! Love it!
OMFG. his cheeks!!!!!! ADORABLE. So precious. He’s growing so fast.
xoxoxo
wow, what a change a haircut can make. He looks so handsome!
The finished cut is adorable. It’s like he transformed from baby to young man!
Oh my gosh! So adorable. It is amazing when they go from babies to toddlers and then before you know it, he’s a little kid.
Seriously, if it’s a good haircut (and it looks great!), I wouldn’t worry a bit about the price. I long for the days when my oldest got his haircut at my salon at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Ridiculous price for a boy’s haircut? Perhaps. But now that we’re in Smalltown, USA, the barber does his best, but it’s not the same.
Oh my gosh!! I never realized how long it was! He definitely looks like a little man now!
OMG I cannot believe you cut his hair!!
He does look like a big boy! What a cutie pie!
So cute!!
Awe, he’s adorable! But I know what you mean about those curls. Taylor, my son, had the cutest little curls in the back and it took me forever to get up the courage to cut them. They do look automatically grown-up. It’s sad.
Wow, he looks grown up! All the uneven baby hairs are gone, but he’s still the sweetest little boy! (And he hasn’t asked for jeans yet, so he’s truly still a baby boy! Ha!). He’s precious of course.
have to be honest – I got a little teary myself because he did transform into a litle man in those pictures. I’m sure it was emotional but he looks adorable!
He looks so adorable with his new haircut!! H is absolutely precious!
Awww, just the sweetest thing EVER!!!
Molly had her fist haircut over the weekend, too. She was miserable – no amount of snacks could have entertained her – and I was glad to see the mullet go. Although, I did cry every day of the week before, when she turned one. It IS so bittersweet to pass those first milestones; I’m so excited to see the girl she’s becoming, but a small part of my heart mourns the loss of my baby.
Hudson is a gorgeous little boy ~ cute haircut 🙂
Am I a total loser that I wanted to cry looking at his pictures?!? He looks so grown-up and so handsome! It brought back the memories of when we cut my son’s hair for the first time, except there was definitely a lot more crying-by the one year old when hair got all over the sucker he was eating:)
Ummm… He’s the cutest stinking thing ever!!!! He does look like a little man now and not a baby!!! So sweet!!!!!
Well… you managed to make this mama tear up too! He looks so sweet. I don’t have the courage to cut off Josiah’s curls yet, but seeing how adorable Hudson still looks with his “little boy cut” makes it a little more appealing.
He looks so handsome. 😀
Cuteness! What a sweet face!
Oh, I almost got weepy about losing those little back of the head baby curls! He is such a big boy! And so darn cute!
this made me cry!! i know exactly how you feel.
So cute! Or should I say handsome? He really is a very handsome little boy.
PS I made the Black Bean/Corn stuffed potatoes that you always rave about it. Loved them. They will be joining the menu rotation 🙂
so cute!! congratulations!! 🙂
The transformation from baby to little boy is so cute to see! It’s amazing what a difference it makes. Although I’m sure it was a little bittersweet, he looks absolutely adorable!
Well he still has those adorable cheeks!
It’s amazing how something as simple as a haircut makes such a huge transformation in our babies.
What a doll he is! The look on his face in the last picture is priceless. I love that you are capturing all these sweet memories for him (and you!) to look back on!
It’s amazing how emotional the first haircuts are and how they go from being a baby into a little boy! He is so adorable!!!
Oh my goodness, what a handsome little boy! I can see why you waited to cut those baby locks…he definitely transformed from baby to boy in the course of those pictures. So bittersweet!
Oh my goodness. I just love the second to last photo…his little lips and cheeks! He’s so adorable! Even though he is just such a cute little boy, it’s hard to have that first haircut!
Aw, he just looks precious! So cute 🙂 My mother was similarly traumatized when having to cut off my brother’s curls. Something about mamas and their boys 🙂
Well, i definitely just got teary-eyed! I am putting off cutting Harper’s, even though it falls in the poor guy’s eyes!
Cutest haircut ever! 🙂
So handsome!! He looks like such a big boy now, good job on keeping it together at the salon!
How sweet of you to share such a tender moment with us. Many thanks!
Too cute!
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Aw, he looks so cute! It is amazing how a small haircut can totally transform a baby into a little adult. I bet he’ll have curls again soon, though 🙂
OH! this just made me tear up, where you say in an instant he changed. It’s so true!!! He looked so grown up with his haircut, but so handsome. My little darling Natalie will be 1 in a few weeks and apparently I’m getting sentimental! haha. Thanks for sharing!
He is just adorable!
(And P.S.–I totally appreciate the “mom attitude” for lack of better term that comes across in this post. After a sleepless night with Wyatt and rough day, it’s a great reminder of the uniqueness of each tiny moment.)
Awwww LOVE the haircut! Sweet little boy cuts are just about the cutest thing in the world, in my opinion:) I cried during my son’s first cut, and still fight back tears (sometimes unsuccessfully) everytime I take him to his barbershop. I try to have daddy do it now, because it is getting really embarrassing – he’s 4!
OMG he looks so grown up! He’s such a cutie!
So sweet! We get Ella’s haircuts in a salon, as well. I keep her hair in a bob, and I’m pretty particular about it. Worth the extra money, imo.
I love how that haircut instantly made him a little man!
You have the most adorable baby boy. What a precious little man! Glad you’ve been able to witness all of his firsts so far… While I don’t yet have children, I can only imagine the joy that brings.
What a doll! I’ll never forget our first haircuts! You can actually have those clippings of hair put into an adorable christmas tree ornament. I think you can have it done on Etsy. Adorable!
I’m sure firsts like this one are incredibly difficult to watch pass by but exciting at the same time. It’s so wonderful that you can be there for all of his exciting firsts 🙂 These pictures are so sweet and he is absolutely precious! Those cheeks are to die for!
Oh my, those chubby cheeks and pink plump lips are just too much for words. What a doll.
Awh, he does look so grown up! So cute!
What a cutie Erin!! He did so good and looks like such a big boy! It’s so bittersweet going through each new milestone with your kids! I love his cheeks!
Oh Erin, he’s precious!! And look at those cheeks!!
Oh my goodness that little face. Seriously adorable.
Ahhh, so adorable! It really is amazing how different they look after the first snip! I couldn’t help but laugh as I read this because my nephew the same age as Hudson is SUCH a baldie, as was my sister when she was a baby. It’s so hard to imagine when he’ll be able to get a haircut at all – much less a grown-up one like Hudson!
He look so handsome! I think it’s great that you really make the effort and take the time to capture all the “firsts.” So many parents get busy with life and they think they’ll just remember those moments, but I know I appreciate that my parents made the effort and I have those photos and momentos to look back on.