A few of our friends and family members have keen, keen eyes. I posted pictures yesteray of Jaia with food smeared all over her face, but what her biggest fans were noticing was her bangs, and the fact that I had cut them.
Normally, a baby’s first hair cut is one parents leave as long as possible, take a million pictures of and quite likely cry over (well, the mamas, anyway). It was not that way with us. I decided at the last minute a couple of nights ago that something had to be done about Jaia’s hair. My intention for months has been to let her bangs grow out so that -at some point – she’d have hair that was all one length. It was a little risky and unconventional for a little girl, but it was what I decided.
And then Jaia’s independence took the reigns. Although she adores wearing hats, she despises wearing any kind of elastic or barette in her hair. No amount of showing her of how pretty she is in the mirror has convinced her to keep hair accessories in. So her bangs were spending the majority of the day in her eyes. And it was starting to bother her. And it was driving me nuts.
So out of the blue, I grabbed the scissors and *snippety snip* – they were shorter. Not enough for anyone to notice – or so I thought – just enough to be functional. I didn’t want to make a big deal of it because I literally cut off less than half an inch it was in no way meant to be a *real* first haircut. That will come – with a little more pomp and celebration…and tears from the mama – and this way I have a more months to get ready for the real thing. Or to try to convince that little (stubborn) bean to leave a barette in now and again.
