A proper haircut
Well … times were desperate. Auntie Karen was coming in a week’s time and she really hadn’t been a fan of us messing around Michael’s hair (Karen scolds us regularly about the two minor disasters we have had!). In addition, Poh Poh and Gung Gung were due in a couple of weeks. Then the news that even Poppa and Nanna might be around in June made Ian and me think again about actually PAYING someone to cut Michael’s hair.
Ian’s hairdresser, James (from Guangzhou but in a “HK branded” hairsalon in Shanghai!) has officially become the “family” hairdresser. Out of desperation, I went to him for my own haircut as I couldn’t find one that I liked. Ian goes to James regularly and when his haircut was finished on the latest occasion, we then put Michael on the butcher’s table!
Little Michael was a little skeptical at first. Not helped by the fact that everyone in the salon was hovering over him with some pink overcoat! Then Michael literally sat through his haircut quietly and obediently!!! No sign of a tear or a fight with the overcoat as expected. He just sat through it! Of course, Mom and Dad were full of entertainment playing him plenty of videos from the camera (of Michael himself!). Although the haircut only lasted 15 minutes, it was definitely the longest haircut James had been involved with (Michael was also his youngest client!). We were so PROUD of a little munchkin who came out exactly like his father (since now even their haircut’s are the same!). How much more can one look like another being!
By the way – we did pay a FORTUNE for the 15-minutes. However both Ian and I realize that even if someone pays us that amount, we wouldn’t have done as good a job as James! So thank you, James.
Pictures for your amusement as our boy turns 18 months:
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| Michael’s Album – 18 months young |
Til next time, love and have a happy Spring from Shanghai.
