Hair Cut!

If you don't include the hair they trimmed (and saved for me) to put in the shunt the day after Maria was born, Maria got her hair cut for the first time yesterday. And keeping in the family tradition, they only trimmed it a little bit, so you can't even really tell it was cut... I thought she should have had a bit more cut off, but it was hard to hold her and see what was going on at the same time. The woman was very nice and gave us a "certificate" with a Polaroid and lock of hair attached.

In my way of Why do 5 things when we can do 10? we also went into the back room for photos, since we didn't have Christmas pictures taken. I wasn't super thrilled with the photos (haven't gotten them back yet, so we'll see), but she did a great job with Maria and her abilities (didn't expect her to stand, gave up pretty quick when she saw Maria wasn't going to sit, etc). The place is called Snip n Snap, it's in Surprise, and caters to special needs kids--so they don't just turn up the TV loud and expect that will entertain your kid. I appreciated their time and patience. But, getting up a bit early, having a bottle, breakfast, a bath, a couple outfits, a therapy, hair cut, and long photo session was a bit much for Maria. She got a bit cranky during photos (as did her Dad), and fell asleep for her 2nd therapy appointment that afternoon with the physical therapist.