The Haircut
Before the haircut
For the past five years I’ve been growing out my hair. I’ve always been blessed with thick, healthy hair (some would say too much hair!). My “too much” hair got even thicker and longer during my pregnancy. I would go to the hair stylist for trims but couldn’t bear to cut it.
In college I had a bad experience cutting my own hair (I really don’t recommend you try it!) and as a result had a very short haircut that did not look good with my wavy hair. Ever since then I’ve almost been afraid to get my hair cut in a big way.
I wanted to cut my hair right after Nora was born but was afraid that this feeling was just a hormonal reaction and I’d really regret it later. So I’ve waited and waited and my hair has grown and grown and grown.
My hair
It finally got to the point where it would take me twenty-five minutes to brush my hair out and another twenty-five minutes to blow dry it.
My patient infant would just lie there and watch me. She will watch for two minutes and then crawl away towards something she shouldn’t. Or she will pull herself up to a standing position, fall down, hit her head, cry, and need to be consoled. This has turned a fifty minute hair experience into a two hour experience. At the end of it, I need a nap!
After long talks with my husband I decided to take the plunge. We decided I should donate my hair so I can feel good about the loss of my hair. The stylist cut off twelve inches of my hair! She did a cute, stylish cut that has really cut down my getting ready time.
Nora doesn't notice my new haircut.
I was afraid after such a drastic hair cut Nora would be afraid of me. I thought at the very least she’d look at me funny. Instead Nora grabbed me right away and played with my face. She didn’t mind at all that I had cut more than half of my hair off.
Has your child noticed when you got a hair cut?
