Well, I finally gathered enough nerve to properly cut Niall's hair. I've been trimming it in the past -- over the ear and bangs, but the poor child has an awful cowlick along his hair line in the front which causes him to have very little bangs on the left side. Needless to say it makes him look a bit lopsided.
So we got out the electric trimmer and gave it a whirl -- a #3 all round, with a bit of a #1 to tidy up along the neck and over the ears. Overall I'm pretty pleased with the results. It's a shame his hair is so light because it makes him look like he has very little hair.
The true test will be when daddy gets home and finds that mummy has shorn his little boy.
Pictures to follow if I can get him to sit still long enough.