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HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW

The time has finally come.  Despite my desire to let Ollie grow his hair out and be a little surfy dude, it was getting to be pretty manky lately and growing into quite the mullet.  I realised that I wanted to get a trim long before I was able to convince Nick of this.  In fact I still don’t think he is on board with the idea but, anyway…

This is the before shot.  A very cute boy but look at the dodgy nutty professor hair over the ears and the long fringe.  You can’t even see the back which was totally the worst bit.

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I did take the camera to the hairdressers with the best intention of totally documenting the occasion of his first haircut but you know what they say about the best laid plans.  The hairdresser was a gem and pulled out every stop in her repertoire but it was all just a waste.  From the doing up of the cape and the first spritz of water, it was an absolute cry-a-thon.  In the end I was hugging him so close to me that our heads were together and I was worried that I would end up with more of a trim than him.  Luckily the hairdresser did a great job and wasn’t the slightest bit fazed by Ollie’s reaction.  He even earned himself a lollipop which was definitely his favourite part of the day.

Here is a pic of him after the cut with his lollipop as well as teary eyes and a snotty nose from all the carry on.  His hair seems shorter than I imagined it would be but he looks like such a real little boy now.  Having said that, he will have long hair again soon as I’m not planning to go through that experience again any time too soon. 

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See the smiling boy with his daddy?  The reason why?  After the loss of our dear friend Pandy last weekend I couldn’t handle any more lost little looks around the room while pointing to the panda in his books, so on Tuesday night after work I braved the wind and the rain and the traffic and zipped out to Ikea to get not one, but TWO replacement Pandys.  The things we do for love.  The journey was totally worth it the next morning when Ollie’s little face lit up like a Christmas tree at the sight of his friend Pandy.  It has been less than a week now but Pandy has settled in well and is almost as dirty as the original Pandy given Ollie’s latest game of sharing his food and drink with him.   Pandy #2 is safely hidden away to be used in the event of any future misfortune.

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Cute thing of the week? When we go to Woolworths lately Ollie goes a bit nuts for the guide dog at the front that you can put money into and starts making his wimpy little “woof woof” noise.  The amazing thing is that now all you have to do is pull up in front of the store and he will start barking.  His ability to recall is frightening. 

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