time to do something about that rat tail

ryan has been ready to cut sullivan's hair for some time, but i just haven't had the heart to do it. his baby hair, why would i do that?!? but the way it was growing just wasn't acceptable either. a little tuft at the very nape of his neck had grown into a full rat tail. it was curling over his collar and stretched quite a ways down his back when it was wet in the tub. i always found a reason not to trim it, but this particular day the stars were aligned. sully was sitting on my lap reading a book and on his dresser were his nail scissors and some floss he had pulled out of a bathroom drawer. that was all i needed! so while he was distracted, i tied a little floss ribbon around his rat tail and for a moment he looked like a little colonial baby. i wish i had taken a picture of that but the camera was no where near and i'm sure he would have pulled it out. i knew i only had a little time until he lost interest in his book so i held my breath and...snip! the job was done.


here is the lock of hair, ready to go into a bag and into his baby book.

the finished product. i think i did a pretty good job! *sigh* he looks like such a little boy now. oh well, it will grow out.