Olga

After work yesterday, I swung over to my friend Kathy's house with Dylan.
Within 2 minutes of our arrival, Dylan was plunked on a diningroom chair with a leopard-print cape and legos, getting a haircut.
He sat wide-eyed and confused for the bulk of the experience, which helped keep things going smooth on the hair-cutting side of things.
Thank goodness for novelty and a box of legos.
And a big thanks to both Kathy and her beautician, Olga.

you say TEN?

Ok. So with the second bout of the stomach flu in the past month, I can safely say that my appetite has dwindled to near nothing (nausea really does a number on my appetite). On an ordinary day I'd be glad that I'm not hungry, but after stepping on the scale this afternoon and realizing that I've lost about 10 pounds in the past two months or so, this is ridiculous. I forced myself to eat a little something for lunch after work today. Hopefully it stays down....

Anyhow on a happier note, Dylan has finally gotten some new socks. He was busting out of the old ones. His morning with daddy (while I was at work, trying to see my patients and get home as quickly as possible) consisted of a trip to Target and the store. Ryan reports that Dylan had a meltdown in the grocery store, which I can imagine was NOT pleasant, but I'm glad they got out. And I'm very excited about those new socks. (can you tell that my expectations for good news has shifted?)... and in my own defense, Ryan seemed pretty excited about the new socks too.

Dylan is in love with his blankie now. He always seemed to like a couple of them, but recently (like in the past week or so) he's attached himself to one in particular. He chews on the soft, cushy fabric and snuggles it at bedtime. I figured out that he really liked it this past week when he saw me take it out of his crib to put it in the big-bad-washing-machine. I had to work some distractable mommy skills there to keep him from a full meltdown. "Hey, there's another blankie here. How about a train or your bear? Or how about helping mommy fold some laundry over here?" And, boy oh boy, was he excited when that beloved blankie returned the next day in his crib. I guess this one is a keeper.

Lastly, Dylan got a haircut recently. It is a little shorter than planned, but precious nevertheless. Kinda reminds Daddy of Jim Carrey a bit...

Little Kuts

Yesterday we took Dylan to get his first haircut at Little Kuts in Pasadena on Lake Avenue. It was a cute little place.

BEFORE...

and AFTER

Doesn't he look all grown up? Or is that me feeling like he's growing up too fast?
And here he is riding on the horsey that they have there for the kids to ride during their cuts. I decided to hold Dylan on my lap this time around, being that it was his first haircut and I was nervous for him. I asked the lady to not cut too much off, because I knew I'd miss those curls if she lopped them off. It took only about 5 minutes from start to finish. Ryan and I calculated that those ladies make a bundle off of those cuts. But for his first cut, it was worth going all out. We took pictures (obviously), got some of his curls saved for his baby book, and Dylan got a balloon and a certificate. He seemed to enjoy it and we have some fun memories from the day out together.

p.s. can you tell that Dylan needed a nap? (hint: look at those tired eyes)