Getting Jack's hair cut has always been a nightmare, talk about a situation that just screams sensory disaster! Being still, being touched, hair being pulled in the wrong direction, itchy pieces of hair sticking and poking and the abject terror that someone, somewhere will whip out a clipper. I tell you what, you ain't NEVER seen a show until you have seen my kid in the same room as an operating hair clipper. It is ugly, and horribly horribly sad to see someone that terrified of something so harmless. Due to that delightful situation I have begun cutting his hair at home again. Things have gotten a little better. It no longer takes three hours of sweat, tears, promises and bribes to get it cut. It is still horrible for him though and you can tell he is trying so hard to be still he just has SO much hair and it takes forever to get it cut - and cut so that it doesn't look as if I chased him about the house with a broken weed-eater.
So last night initial crisis was that it was hot in the bathroom and he wanted to sit. I recognized that he might finally be able to sit still in the very high barstool - that as a child his Daddy had HIS hair cut in - and so we head for the kitchen. The minute I have him set up in the chair, calm and ready to go, the aforementioned daddy comes in.
D: "You would be finished a lot faster if you would let Mamma use the clippers."
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
All hell breaks loose. There aren't even clippers in a 5 foot radius and he's running for the hills. WHY, WHY don't people think? Daddy isn't new here, he lives here, he has seen this before, what was he thinking????? Honestly, at that point I wanted to scream and beat them both about the head with a rolling pin.
But then something happened, something crazy and new....
Instead of having to be dragged screaming and clawing from whatever hiding place he had chosen Jack came back on his own. He was weepy but he came back and got in the chair and over the next hour Rob totally earned his Father of the Year Badge. He took his time and was so patient with Jack. Letting him hold the clippers, working the guards, turning it on and off and even letting Jack use the clippers to trim Rob's beard. Finally when I thought it would never happen Jack told Daddy that "Mamma can trim my hair because she knows how my hair grows."
Yes, you read that right a miracle and a huge step for Jack!!! Buzzing, vibrating machinery was allowed to touch him while he was conscious and no one got hurt LOL
He looks so cute and it's nice to see him with a nice short haircut for camp. It is also awesome to see him so proud of himself. When we went to OT Thursday morning he told Bridget and Bobby all about it and they were so excited and proud for him. It was great! He wrote me a Thank You note in therapy and you should see it! Well, you will when I scan it but the handwriting is just gorgerous!!!
Bobby has finished his residency and today was his last day. He is awesome and wherever he lands will be so lucky to have him. It took Jack awhile to warm up to him but once he did it was great!
So now Jack is all ready for camp and I am so happy knowing that haircuts will no longer be a three hour ordeal!
Life is good!
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