Halloween prep and First Haircuts

Angela here!  I've had a whiny boy on my hands lately.  Chris says that Boston turned Hudson "into a man," but I beg to differ.  We've been getting ready for Halloween and Hudson seems to cry at everything we put him in.  I can't understand why he doesn't like to humor his parents and try on multiple outfits and shirts and watch us laugh at him.  Lets just say that Hudson HATES dressing up and DESPISES anything on his head.  He is going to be a devil this year and we've been "practicing" wearing the outfit.  He hood scares him and the tail annoys him.  But he does like running around the house with the pitch fork trying to stab the cat or dog.  The pets have been getting extra treats for having to deal with this child.

The shirt says "Don't scare me, I poop easily."  The day he wore it to daycare, he exploded through his cloth diaper and ended up with a couple outfit changes.  My response was: "It's not my fault; his Lolly bought the shirt!"

These pictures were taken before we went to daycare.  And he had already pooped once!

But the glow-in-the-dark jammies were a big hit.  We would turn off the lights and he would stare at his legs saying "woawww" as he tapped his knees.  It made the bedtime routine a tad longer, but it was cute to watch. 

Notice that big curl in the left picture.  This is the last pic before his baby-mullet had to be trimmed....

Yes, my son is 15 months old and JUST NOW getting a his first hair cut.  It was a dramatic evening for the both of us.  Chris has been working out of town again, which meant I had to get Hud's haircut done stat.  Chris has been adamant about wanting to cut his child's hair, and the entire family had to intervene and tell him no.  Not sure if anyone remembers how Chris butchered poor Penny Lane last year after giving her a trim.  So let me remind you....

I was too embarrassed to walk her for about a month.  Poor pup.  So with that picture in mind, Hudson and I went after daycare this week for his first trim.  He was terrified of the drape, so we had to take that off.  And then he didn't want any trucks, not even games on my phone.  He screamed the entire time; the stylist and I laughed the entire time.

He didn't have enough hair for the full $15 cut, so they only charged me for a bang trim.  Woohoo for a discount!  I had to laugh at that too.  But the back looks sooo much better now.  The baby-mullet is gone!

When we got home, he still couldn't collect himself.  He cried at everything.  Poor guy, it was clearly a traumatic experience for him.... 

So I did what every mom does to make their child perk up.  I gave him hummus.  Nothing says happy-baby like a face full of chickpeas....

And thus, I had a happy baby with a clean plate AND a cute hair-do! 

Tonight is Monster Mash at daycare.  All the kiddos are wearing matching neon shirts and there will be games, inflatables, a petting zoo, firefighters, and of course, lots of candy.  Last year was a bit overwhelming for me because Hudson was only a couple months old.  But this time I plan on overloading him with candy and letting him run wild.  Those pictures should be funny :)