Hair Cut? No, no,no. Just a Trim.

Emery’s hair is out of control. I absolutely love long hair! Before she was born, my husband and I agreed to not cut her hair, except for trims every now and then. We wanted her hair to just grow and grow. Well, because of how her hair has grown, it seems to be longer in the front then in the back. Her hair is constantly in her eyes. She tries brushing it back, and it just falls forward again. I tried to do her hair in a ponytail, but it's not long enough. Instead we get this:

Yup, right up top. Now, I think it’s adorable. It bounces when she walks and it's the cutest thing!! But the majority of that little ponytail is her bangs. So when we let it down, it just falls  forward. I tried little clips but she’d yank them out. That pony, hardly stays up all day either. At some point I have to redo it because she’s pulled it out. Well, I started to notice that she would walk around all awkward, with her head back. Turns out she was just trying to see through the "jungle of bangs". So, this past weekend I decided, she was getting a hair cut! We went and set up an appointment for her, did a little shopping, and then it was time for us to head back to the salon. Once she was up in that chair, she was actually very good. Her daddy held her head, just in case, but she was very still on her own. I on the other hand, freaked out about cutting her hair and instead opted for them to just “trim” her bangs. They’re still long, and they still get in the way if they fall all the way forward. But it’s easier for me to put up, or into a clip (for some reason, it no longer bothers her) now. She no longer walks around with her head back, so that’s good. LOL!

First Trim 7/9/2011

I’m not sure why I freaked out at the last minute. Something about it being her first haircut, just made her seem so much more grown up. How did we get from newborn to a salon chair in the blink of an eye? I know it’s destined to happen, I can’t stop her from growing, but I hate feeling like I’m rushing the process. Still, I’m sure in another two or three weeks I’ll have to go back and get them to actually trim her whole head of hair. I'll probably cry too, but hey I'm her mom, I'm allowed. Hopefully, I won’t chicken out next time though.