Oliver's hair cut...

Okay, so we've been nagging Oliver all summer about taking care of his hair, combing it often and so forth. It's been knotted, wind swept and not looking the best it could look if a little effort was put into taking care of it. At the beginning of one week I told him that I knew how much we've been nagging him and that I would do my best not to say anything for a whole week. That Friday after a shower Oliver couldn't get a comb through it. Jerimy helped him but it was no easy task. Oliver HATES having his hair combing when there's even the smallest tangle in it. That same evening he started telling us "just shave it all off!". Of course, I knew just how long he had been wanting long hair and how long it took him to grow it this long. The last time I saw him with super short hair was maybe preschool or the start of first grade.

So on Saturday and again on Sunday when he continued to tell us he wanted to shave off all his hair we started talking to him. He decided it had to be as short as daddy's hair or bald. I actually tried to talk him out of cutting it quite so short all at once but he would not be dissuaded. So I said yes, if we could donate it since it was 12-15 inches long. As long as he is happy, I’m happy. He agreed and was actually quite happy to be able to give his hair away to someone who needed it. We washed his hair really good then dried it. I had to take a before shot because I really couldn't believe just how long it has grown. 

Then we tied it up into ponytail because that's how they want it when you donate it. Most of the sections of hair were between 10-15 inches long.
 

 After cutting off the pony tails his hair looked like this. 

Then he told me to keep going shorter and shorter till we ended up with this haircut. 

He hasn’t stopped smiling since we cut it. I hope he continues to be happy with his decision in the days to come.

Later in the evening I got the pink hair dye out and somebody just gets happier and happier as the day goes on. We saw him try to pull it into a ponytail once or twice, thinking all the hair was still there. We all laughed together about it. It's a big change but it was his choice and he is happy.
 

We dropped his 3 lbs of hair to donate to Children with Hair loss that offers free hairpieces to kids who have lost their hair. He was happy to see it go to a good place that would help someone.
 

He is super enjoying it not being in his face when he swims!