After much anticipation, Alexander got his first haircut today. I had planned to take him to a special salon for kids but Fred thought that seemed a little girly so we ended up going to Fred's barber. We had to wait for a few minutes and I was concerned Alexander was going to have too much time to decide he had no interest in being there. We took a couple "before" pictures so we could remember how long his hair had gotten.
Then it was time for Alexander to climb into the barber chair. He got to turn the razor on and off a couple times and then on went the smock. And, out came the emergency pacifier, which was needed to calm some nerves.
Alexander immediately tried to climb down so we decided that it would be better if he sat on daddy's lap. He did well for the first snips with the scissors, but we had some tears when it was time for the razor. 
Thankfully, Bob (the barber) was a seasoned pro. I would have stopped at the first tear. Alexander got a certificate with a lock of his hair for his baby book and Fred and I decided that while we took a baby in to the barbershop, we left with a little boy.
