Shawn Johnson's Husband Andrew Gets Haircut For Charity, Their Five-Month-Old Baby Drew Has A Wonderful Reaction

Apr 02, 2020 by apost team

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, who is married to professional football player Andrew East, runs a popular YouTube channel called The East Family, which documents their family life with their baby, Drew. In their newest upload, published on their channel this week, Johnson cut off her husband’s long hair while also raising money for healthcare workers. But perhaps the video’s best moment is when their baby sees East’s new haircut for the first time.

The new video and decision to cut Andrew’s hair was part of the East family’s GoFundMe fundraiser, Hairline For The Frontline, in which the East family and their fans donated thousands of dollars to raise money for healthcare workers. The couple begins the video by saying how, despite the good cause, Andrew needed a haircut anyway since he’d been growing out his hair for more than two years.

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“I just woke up this morning, looked at myself in the mirror, and said, ‘You know what, today might be the day when you’re ready to get your haircut.’ It’s been a good ride. But I think I’m ready to act like an adult now, clean it up a little bit,” Andrew said. “So I’m going to present to Shawn an idea that if she cuts my hair, then I will get a haircut.”

After an hour of cutting through the more than two years of accumulated hair growth, Shawn, who has never cut hair in her life before, had successfully given her husband a clean, new hairdo. Shawn, it’s safe to say, was satisfied with her work, especially given her lack of experience. But there was one family member who hadn’t yet given her seal of approval: their baby girl, Drew. “If Shawn likes it and if Drew likes it, that’s all that matters,” Andrew said.

In the adorable video, Drew looks shocked when she first sees her dad with short hair. Her eyes grow wide, and then she starts to look at him with a curious face, as if to ask: Who is this guy? But after a few more moments, she seems to recognize her dad and smiles wide in apparent approval of the new cut.

The East family’s first child, Drew Hazel East, was born Oct. 29, 2019, according to USA Today. She has since become a YouTube star on the family’s channel. Other popular East Family videos that feature the incredibly cute Drew include a video featuring her first time doing gymnastics and another video detailing the baby’s first four months.

But beyond bringing a little cuteness into our world, and beyond even raising money, Andrew explained that the video was meant to have a serious message for everyone stuck at home right now.

“In all seriousness, this is partially to bring awareness to the quarantine and staying at home. We didn’t want to go out to a salon, we didn’t want to have anyone come and cut my hair,” Andrew said. “Do whatever you have to do — whether that means cutting your spouses hair or just make some other sacrifices...let’s get through this.”

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