Dhruv's First Professional Haircut

We went for our first haircut today, and I capitalized on the opportunity to take some lifestyle pictures of my handsome baby.  Technically, this is not Dhruv’s first haircut, but it is his first haircut at a professional salon.    He was born with a lot of hair and has had 3 haircuts to date courtesy Papa The Barbarian, oops, I mean Barber.   I was pretty determined to take my sweet boy to a “real” salon and decided on taking him to Cool Cuts.  We had no idea how Dhruv would react, but took our chances.  He is not yet at the age where we can reason with him (bribe him).

The Before ( I know his hair is not super long, but I wanted it to be even).  This was taken on a bench right outside Cool Cuts

 The Ride.  This was our first time at Cool Cuts and I was pleasantly surprised to see how kiddy friendly the place is.  We picked the red car since Dhruv has a red Little Tikes car at home and hoped some form of familiarity would assuage his fear if any.

 We finally put the cape on Dhruv and he was ready for this exciting ride.

After he was done being distracted by the cool car and Dora blaring in the background.  His look says it all…. “What are you guys doing to me?”

 The comb in his hands served as a good distraction for sometime

Dhruv is a good boy and sits obediently  through this part

 Proud Papa admiring his son

Oopps… it finally happened.  Dhruv realized something was different and he had tears in his eyes

Papa consoling Dhruvi

Dhruvi sporting a Mohawk (My personal favorite)

 Perfectionist Papa ensuring a clean cut

Dhruvi gets his bribe, a car for being a good boy

 The After  - Handsome like Papa 

We had a great time taking our chunky monkey for his first real hair cut.  Life is good :)

Dhruvi Loves Hair

I am two weeks shy of going back on maternity leave and I can't hardly wait.  One of my resolutions when I go back on maternity leave is to capture Dhruv's life one picture at a time and share his every day moments which are oh so precious to us with our close friends and family.

Today Mandar had the opportunity to work from home and this made for some very sweet and special moments between father and son.  Off late, Dhruv pretty much puts anything and everything in his mouth.  The omnipresent hair is no exception.  Dhruvi loves pulling his Mammma's hair, but Papa's hair tastes the best (I am sure it is the expensive metrosexual Aveda styling products Mandar uses). 

Here are a series of pictures I captured in a span of 10 minutes.  Moments like these make my heart melt and make me eternally grateful for my two boys whom I love and cherish more than life itself.

Invincible

Today I watched the movie Invincible, this was not a movie in my must watch lists, but being done with school, and looking to fill the void I sought solace on the couch with my pal the TV remote.
Invincible is one of those movies that make you quiver with excitement. The trembling is not triggered by the game, but by the strength, courage, and impetus people harbor within themselves, completely oblivious to its existence. Did the novice, recreational football player that worked as a bar tender really think he had a shot at making the Eagles team? Or, was it the wrath of a woman that drove him to prove himself? Whatever the reason might be, the consequences were outstanding. Vince, surmounted the resistance of his fellow players, challenged his age, discovered the inner forces he was gifted with, and surrendered to his passion of football. This transformed him into a person he never knew he was capable of being.
This movie made me think, how many of us know about our inner forces? More importantly how many of us use our inner powers to become Invincible? Do we succumb to being an average individual that get through life without leaving our foot prints behind us? Foot prints don’t necessarily mean being drafted as a pro NFL player or being featured on the Fortune magazine. For some of us, it just might be looking back at your life and wishing you could do it all over again, just as it was, with no regrets!

Hoping to find a channel to share my passing thoughts