The First "Haircut"

"Haircut" is in quotes because we don't think Kenzie had any more than about 60 actual hairs cut, but Mom wanted the first one to go lightly. As can be expected, Kenzie was a little apprehensive when we placed her in the racecar barber chair and asked her to sit down while a stranger with scissors sprayed her hair down with grape-scented water and began combing and pulling at her hair. She swatted down the scissors-wielding hand much like she does when a hand comes at her with unfamiliar foods attached to the end. But once we gave her her first Dum-Dum lollipop, all was right with the world. She happily watched Winnie the Pooh on television, tore through her Dum-Dum like it was the first taste of sugar she had ever had, and the whole ordeal was over in about five minutes.