Sunday, May 2, 2010

Hair Raising

When Tommy was born, there were a few quiet moments in between his first cry and the first responder arriving where I had two thoughts. One was that he was smaller than Luke, the other was that he had much more hair than Luke. When Luke got a chance to look at Tommy without a hat, one of the first things he said was, "Baby needs a hair cut!"
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(That's my bestie Leah. She drove 2 hours to meet Tommy the day he was born. Isn't she fabulous?)
With dark hair that curled over his ears and was so thick on his head, I couldn't blame Luke for wanting to send Tommy straight to the barber. And since I spent so much of his early days with him attached to me, I've also spent countless hours with my nose and mouth burrowed in his hair.

It should come as no surprise that I love his hair. This is what Tommy's hair looks like in its normal state. I don't do anything other than dry it. It has a personality of its own.
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This is what Tommy's hair looks like when he first wakes up from a nap. I love bedhead Tommy.

And THIS is what Tommy's hair looks like when I grab some gel and give him a mohawk that would make any punk rocker kid jealous. At first, he's chagrined that I'd do such a thing to him...
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But then, after taking a few moments to ponder it...
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He realizes that his new hairstyle is sure to make a splash.
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Oh, and this is what Tommy's hair looks like when Eden turns into a zombie baby and tries to eat his leg.


(p.s. This was the most painstaking post ever because I am still using Shane's laptop and it's so slow and not at all suited to doing anything with photos and also the monitor is awful, so this is why I'm really behind on my 365 photos which really, really bugs me. I'm taking them, I just cannot get them posted, so I hope you appreciate all of these photos of Tommy's hair. I mean, how could you not!? Oh, and every time I try to hit page down, I hit back space which has nothing to do with photos but is STUPID ANNOYING.)

18 comments:

Adventures In Babywearing said...

I love his hair. Also, I want Leah's.

Steph

love said...

does it bother you that i want to nurse bedhead tommy?

InTheFastLane said...

He really looks like he is enjoying Zombie Eden....they are meant for each other.

Bobbi Janay @When did I go from a kid to a grown up? said...

I love it, Ian doesn't have half the hair Tommy does. Ian is 15 months old.

Kaycee said...

Awww! Love the pics. I full appreciate the battle you had to go through. And I miss your 365 - hope you get back to the better computer soon!! :)

Kelly @ Love Well said...

My last baby was born with a ton of hair too. (I was searching for a good picture to match Tommy's. Try the last shot in this post.)

So here's the real question: Did you have strong heartburn when you were pregnant with him? Science recently confirmed the old wives' tale that heartburn means hair.

Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry said...

After nap Tommy needs to be punched.

And punch Leah, too.

May as well punch Shane, too, for his crazy locked up laptop.

Summary: PUNCH.

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings said...

I've done this to Jonathan's hair, which he's always had a lot of!It's fun! :-) He's a cutie!

Sharon - Mom Generations said...

I'll see photos of Tommy's hair any day. He makes me SMILE! Our babies were all bald/fuzzy blonds... so when Taylor Jane, our 1st grandchild was born, we couldn't get over the HAIR. Gimme a head with HAIR. Gimme down to THERE. HAIR. (OK, channeling the 60's) Jane was in the delivery room with Keith & Nicole, and it was a LONG labor... with Jane giving lots of updates. Finally, when Jane stepped off the elevator for the REAL time, all she could say was, "WOW. SHE HAS SO MUCH DARK HAIR!" And Taylor DID have SO MUCH DARK HAIR. I loved it and I love those first photos... !

Haley said...

He's such a cutie! We do the mowhawk thing around here too!

~Mendie~ said...

love the mohawk! and the teeth!

Stillmary said...

Well, I'm glad you persevered with Shane's stupid laptop because this post is fabulous. I love the narrative and the pictures are awesome The little series about the mohawk is so cute and entertaining. I have to say that not only does Little Tommy have the best hair ever, he has the best and sweetest facial expressions ever!

Leah said...

AWWW....I miss the little guy & his hair.

I love how in the background of the photo, I can see your perfectly pedicured toes!

Heather said...

Love the mohawk!

Mimi's Toes said...

Tommy has it going on! I can relate to bedhead. Mine also looks like his in the morning.

Elaine A. said...

Katie could give him a run for his money right now. Her hair is SO high these days!

Love his mohawk and Eden chowing down on his leg is hilarious!!!

Amy @ Cheeky Cocoa Beans said...

I love his hair, too! Such a cutie!

Sara Joy said...

Born to be a rock star.
Start telling him now that groupies are nothing but trouble.