This week saw Puff’s first haircut (in a proper hairdressing place, no less), a couple of Christmas parties, and some of the usual activity. We even (though there were no photos) had dinner at Aunty C and Uncle J’s place – Puff kept saying “Cat… Cat… Where’s cat?” about their pet kitten, and eventually managed to summon the courage to pat the cat, albeit carefully supervised.
Given that Puff isn’t a big fan of electric motors (he gets stressed when he hears the coffee grinder, for example), I was a bit worried that he would be stressed when the clippers came out at the end of this haircut.
It was a little tricky holding him still (not to mention sad to be changing his appearance), but he took it all in his stride. He was much happier relaxing / eating at Grind. Trips to cafes have certainly changed since the pre-Puff days, but it’s exciting watching him learn how to do new things.
We’re getting closer to Christmas, and wondering what we should do for him by way of presents. He’s old enough now to appreciate opening presents, but doesn’t really understand the concept: when he’s finished unwrapping whatever it is, he stops, and is generally quite disinterested in the contents: for him it’s more about the journey than the destination. I suspect that will change next Christmas.
After one Christmas party, Puff headed over to C’s house, where they played quite happily together, at least in this photo (Dad missed this one, as he was at work).
A couple of videos to close with, so you can get a sense of what his speech is like, and hear him laugh.