Stephen's Journey: First Haircut

Monday, November 12, 2012

First Haircut

We took Stephen on Sunday morning to get his first real haircut! His hair and the curls on the sides were really cute, but it was getting pretty unruly and since he's almost two, we figured it was about time. Bill had found a barber a few weekends ago in our neighborhood and had seen a lot of kids getting their hair cut that day, so we figured we'd give it a shot!

I wasn't sure how it would go and at first it was pretty dicey (Stephen wouldn't let the poor guy near him), but thankfully another Dad in the barber shop suggested I give Stephen a video or something to watch to distract him and that worked pretty well. He loves anything on my iPhone, so that worked pretty well while the guy was cutting his hair. But anytime he tried to get the trimmers near Stephen's head, he freaked out. But I think the results are pretty good. It's really short and I definitely miss those curls, but I do know it will grow fast and next time I might have him leave it a little longer on top. But there's no mistaking that this baby boy is now looking more and more like a little boy!!

5 comments:

rachelNovember 12, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Stephen looks so grown up! Love it!
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AnonymousNovember 13, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Adorable.
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AnonymousNovember 21, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Hi Lindsey,
We were in Dayton all last week and returned home to find the pictures of Stephen waiting for us. PRICELESS is the only way to describe the first picture in the barber chair. It is so hard to believe that he is almost two years old. You and Stephen have taught us all so much in those past two years...He is one incredible Superman and you are one Super MOM.
Love to all...
Aunt LuAnn
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AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 4:30 PM
You're in suburbia now, Lindsey! "Cartoon Cuts" at the Dulles Town Center Mall! The elephant washes his hair, and he has big screen cartoons to stare at during the haircut. You probably won't get him to leave! So glad you like it out here.
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Megan HNovember 29, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Gotta love the iphone for a quick distraction. His little curls are adorable :)
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Our Crazy Kidney Life

As many of you already know, our son Stephen, was born with a very rare kidney disease called Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD). When the disease was discovered during my 27th week of pregnancy, Stephen was given a less than 1% chance of living more than a few hours past birth. He was to have such severely underdeveloped lungs that the doctors said he would likely not even take one breath. However, on January 4, 2011, we were granted our 1st miracle - and Stephen came into this world crying (and breathing!) and fighting for his life with fierce determination. At 6 days old he had BOTH of his kidneys removed and began peritoneal dialysis. Stephen came home from the hospital when he was 59 days old requiring 12 hours of dialysis every night as well as enteral (feeding tube) feeds during the day and overnight.

On May 9, 2013, we were granted our 2nd miracle, in the form of a new kidney from an extremely generous friend. Stephen received a kidney from a non-related living donor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He spent 13 days in the hospital recovering from his big surgery and ever since has been living life the fullest! His life is still a delicate balance of medications and weekly lab work, but he's an extremely vibrant, loving, active 2.5 year old.

This blog is Stephen's journey told through my eyes (his mother's), thoughts, and emotions, with extreme highs and lows. But there's no way we would be where we are today without all of the support, thoughts and prayers from our family, friends, and readers! Thank you!!