I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG) . She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair ! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out. Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time . I brushed it several times a day . I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b...
Growing in treasuring my girls, and sharing what I am learning along the way.
Hello! Your daughters are so beautiful! I'm new here- just found you a couple days ago. We adopted a baby girl who looks like the same age as your youngest. I'm attempting to finally do something with her hair, which is a little bit scary for me. But, I'm trying. I've taken a lot of your tips- especially not pulling on the hair and keeping it moist as I do it. I will definitely be watching for tutorials & info about the baby hair. Thanks for the blog!
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