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.
This video cracks me up! Been there, done that. Sometimes it looks like a cyclone has hit after hair day. And I love that you're a little out of breath at the end--I can relate to that too---who knew you could chase after a child and braid her hair while they _______. She looks great though, so grown up and all---and someday putting in 10 braids won't feel like a marathon :-)
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Lol....I am so at that phase now with my 1.5 year old daughter. It looks all too familiar. I am lucky if I can get one simple two strand twist in her hair while she is awake. Cute video!
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Glad to hear I'm not alone.
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ReplyDeleteHAHA that is so cute!! Some days my 8 year old doesn't want to sit still either! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for this.....you have made my day!! Just wanted to let you know I tagged you in a post on my blog here http://nabstural.blogspot.com/2012/01/tag-im-it.html . Hope you have a chance to check it out soon!!
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