haircut gone awry (but it's all ok now)

before...

after... (a while after - like days later - after everyone had calmed down)

Cole's hair has grown so long! I kinda like it long, but it was time for a haircut! While my parents were here I thought I'd give Cole some great one on one attention while I cut his hair. Haircuts at our house have always involved chocolate too - one of Cole's favorite things. OOPS! I couldn't have made a worse choice on how to spend my time with him. He cried and screamed like I was actually hurting him while I started cutting his hair. When neither of us could take it anymore, I quit, leaving Cole with a really great red-neck mullet look which he sported for the rest of the day and part of the next 'till Tyler could fix it. YIKES! I held him in my arms (while Tyler tried not to cut my hair) while Tyler masterfully finished the mess I'd started. Props Ty! I didn't know what a talented man I'd married. It was like wrestling an aligator. I'm glad we cut it short this time so we don't have to do it again any time soon.


As a new mom of 2 I'm trying so hard to balance my time between both kiddos so they both feel like I love them as much as I do. It's just a little harder than I thought. It wasn't so hard while my parents were here - just a few bumps in the road like this haircut, but since they've been gone and Ty's been in school it's been tough to give them both all the attention they need. I have realized this week though that I DO love them both (I was worried there wouldn't be room in my heart for another baby because I love Cole so much, but Mom and Grandma were right - your heart just gets bigger.) I still love Cole just as much - if not more, and I love Brooklyn too! Families are a wonderful thing! I hope they both know how much I love them!

Cole taught me a great lesson this week. He was watching Mickey Mouse in our bed while I fed Brooklyn (he gets a little jealous when I feed her - while I hold her I can't do much else). I was sitting worrying about how I could do things better and what I was going to do to make sure both kids know I love them when Cole suprised me by snuggling over to Brooklyn and giving her a big hug. In the moment I was sure he was feeling very jealous, he showed me what a beautiful thing it is to have a sibling by loving the very person who was stealing all my attention. Thanks Cole for reminding me how things are really supposed to be! Thanks for being such a great big brother!