First Haircut

Last Saturday was a rough day for Mason. First, we had to go to the Quest Diagnostics center to get blood drawn for his lead testing (something they do at 15-months). It wasn't just a finger prick, either, as I was expecting. They actually stuck a needle in him and took three vials of blood! Luckily, the entire thing didn't last more than just a couple of minutes, and overall he handled it pretty well (thanks to the emergency pacifier!) But then, of course, Mom had to torture him some more by making him get a haircut. We went just down the street in Brooklyn Heights to a little kids "spa" and paid a whopping $10 to get him his first haircut. The cut itself turned out very cute, but the experience wasn't so nice. Despite trying all the usual distractions, like a Sesame Street video and a number of toys (and non-toys), there were lots of tears.