Like Father, Like Son

Eli received several "nice shirts" for Christmas. Upon opening his "nice shirts", he remarked that the shirts were like Daddy's. He seemed quite excited about this realization. This morning, he wanted to wear one of his new shirts. After he put it on, he said, "Does Daddy wear a Cardinals hat with his nice shirt?" "Yes, he does, Eli," I answered. See picture below.
When I went in to check on him, complete with dog tags, this is what he looked like...

I showed him one of Stephen's shirts and he said, "This definitely looks like Daddy's shirt." He is quite excited about them being "twins" when Stephen comes home... in LESS than ONE month!!!

The being like Daddy didn't stop there today. I had a conversation with Eli this morning about hair. He didn't want me to fix or comb his hair, and he didn't want to leave the Cardinals hat on his head. Sorry. I cannot let my children go out of the house with messy hair. That will just never happen. I told him that he had to comb his hair or wear a hat and the only way he wouldn't have to do either of those things is if we shaved all of his hair off. This image of Stephen must have popped into his head

because the next thing I heard was, "YES, Mommy!!! Shave my head. I want to look like Daddy." I told him I would but thought he wouldn't bring it up again. Wow, was I wrong. Before his nap, Eli asked me if I could shave his head when he woke up. Then, after he got up (from never taking a nap), he asked me again. So, I did it. I shaved his head! Oh my...

If he wanted to look like Daddy, he sure does now. He really likes it, and that should be what matters... at least that's what I keep telling myself. Grandma and Grandpa don't like it, Bella thinks it's funny, I like the way it feels, but it just doesn't look like my Eli. My dad has already started praying for his hair to grow back quickly. Hahahaha!!

Before bed, Eli wanted to put on his War Eagle Man costume. After he got it on, he said, I need something over my head, so I don't look like a Bald Eagle.