First Haircut in NYC at Sharkey's - Let Other's Compliment You Always...

July 11, 2012

Hudson,  it is true.  You have the most gorgeous hair and it is so hard for Mamma to cut it.  People always compliment your hair and so you know it is beautiful.  Just remember my love, always let people compliment you.  I do not ever want to hear, "I am so handsome," or "People think I am so handsome," or "People always tell me I have great hair."  You let others compliment you and you simply say in a humble way, "Thank you," and remember to compliment others.  No one likes a braggart.... Anyway - Mamma just went off on a tangent - Anyway, you have amazing hair and it is pretty much your signature trait and has been since you were a baby.  It's always longer and bushy and it looks amazing.   So, I had not cut you hair in like 3- 4 months.  It was really long and it was time.  It was in your eyes.  I was unsure where to take you in NYC.  The same lady from Dallas, Ms Michelle, has been cutting your hair since you were like 18 months.  I took you to Sharkey's on 2nd Avenue.  The girl there, Emma, gave you the best haircut!  I was so excited.  She made it look natural and not freshly cut.  I think she did a better job than Ms Michelle.  So, maybe we will just keep coming to Sharkey's in NYC - we need lots of excuses to come into the city when we move to CT.  

I love you my Samson,

Mamma 

A note on Samson, a character in the Bible: Samson's mother received a visit from an angel, who told her she would give birth to an unusual son, a Nazirite, and not to cut his hair.  Samson fell in love with Delilah.  She found out that he had great strength because he had never cut his hair.  She told the leaders of the Philistine nation who cut his hair while he was sleeping.  Mamma's Moral:  be careful who you fall in love with and don't ever let anyone take your strength from you. 

A Look Back... My Little Man

Hudson,

I was looking at old pictures the other day and my heart was melting and smiling. You are just growing so fast, too fast. You will always be my baby though. It seems just yesterday you were born and just yesterday that you started walking.

In this picture, you are 22 months and you already look 3! Maybe I should have dressed you in more rompers, but it just never seemed as though you didn't belong in them. You have always looked like a little man - since you were born. You had a full head of hair by 9 or 10 months, which made you look even older. One amazing head of hair! Sometimes Daddy calls you "Benjamin Button," which was this movie about a man who is born old and gets younger with each year. You have always looked older and you have always been wise beyond your sweet years.

I love you my little man! xoxo Mamma


February 25, 2009

The Greatest Head of Hair - Why do We Have to Cut it?

August 10, 2011

Hudson,

Your hair is super long and I LOVE IT! We all do. You really have one fine head of hair little boy. You have always had a lot - just like your Daddy, who also has beautiful hair (and so does his Daddy, your Big John). Your hair grew in quickly around 5 to 6 months and that was all she wrote. You had a head full of head for your 18 month photos and you looked 3 already. You have always looked like a little man and your hair is part of the reason.

I didn't want to cut it, but I figured you needed a little trim before school and your bangs were getting in your eyes. We always go to the Stride Rite Hair salon and Ms Mechelle always cuts it. The first year, you did not like going. You had to sit in my lap and you would not wear a smock whatsoever Now, just look at you, you are such a big boy. You sit there with your smock and let her do her job. The Scooby Doo show that you were watching helped. You know exactly where the sucker drawer is too, and you walk right over to it when you are done.

Here's to your beautiful head of hair that you will really love one day...

I love you, Mamma

Just Look at that Smile...3-18-11

Hudson,

Just look at that million dollar smile! You truly have a beautiful smile and you should smile all the time. Your laugh is infectious. You know, not everyone has a beautiful smile. You have been blessed with that baby. You had a full set of teeth by about 14/15 months, I think? It was nuts. Your hair and teeth came in like wildflowers - lucky you! Many people have commented on your smile. Just remember: LET PEOPLE COMPLIMENT YOU!

A smile is worth everything. I remember one day, I was walking in NYC downtown. I walked by a bunch of construction workers. I smiled at one and he looked and me and lip synced, "thank you." I will never forget that.

Smile often my love.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I love you baby, Mamma


Look at how handsome you look above. Your smile makes me melt.

January 3, 2011 Ready for school

This was your first day of school after Christmas break. You were excited to go to school. You told me that you missed Miss Elizabeth. She is your teacher and you love her. When she brings you to the car after school, you are smiling at her and you say, "Bye bye. I love you." You are only 2 years and 8 months old, but you look like a little man! You have always looked like a little man, even when you were 5 months old. You have one awesome head of hair - like your Daddy. I love you my baby, Mamma