Emma has had her hair cut for the first time and it only took 2 3/4 years.
I think I finally get why my Mom never let me do anything fun to my hair. According to her (and the hair dresser…her dear friend…I smell a conspiracy!) my hair was to “pretty” and “to die for” to color or straighten or cut too dramatically. Made for a way fun teenage experience, let me tell ya!
But, now I have a child that has that hair. Emma’s hair is way nicer than mine was…my hair would turn into a fro if it got too long…her hair just hangs in pretty ringlets. I admit I was afraid. Afraid that if we cut it, even a little, the curl would go away. So it was with great courage and fortitude that Chris and I headed over to the local hair shop. Emma was excited the whole way, “I get my hair cut!” She sat right down and held very still and never fussed. I tried to snap as many pictures as possible, but as you can see, she became a little annoyed with her Mama as she was a very serious big girl getting her hair cut and I was bugging her.
Oh, my fear was for not. Emma’s curls are as bouncy as ever and she can’t wait to get another hair cut.
Another passage of childhood that I wasn’t able to put off. Sigh….
8 Comments
November 20, 2008 at 10:10 am
Emma would be adorable no matter what, but I sure love her ringlets, too. Glad she kept them and did so well for you when getting her hair cut!
November 20, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I was about to give up on your blog : ).
Oh, how I’ve always wished for a baby with curls. I’ve never had any trouble having my kids get their first hair cuts – probably because it’s always so straight and mullet-looking. Emma is so beautiful.
November 21, 2008 at 8:01 am
I’m glad to hear that about that first hair-cut with a curly haired little one. We haven’t cut Christina’s either. With curls, it hides any unevenness, so we will postpone it until we have too.
Emma is adorable. I am impressed she sat so well. Mine are wiggleworms and hate haircuts!
November 21, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I must say I’m impressed with your “I can do this”in getting Emma’s hair cut. It looks good and she was a very good girl in the chair for the first time. I’m just sad I couldn’t do it for her.
Hugs and Kisses
Grammies
November 22, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I just love what a “big” girl Emma is. She just makes me laugh. I love her ringlets too. I am glad she kept them. I think she gets annoyed when I play with them! I just can’t resist. None of my kids have anything close to that. Emma is just a cutie!
November 23, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Emma you rock! What a good girl you were sitting there for your first cut. I hope Nicolas does as well as you did
When I see you I’m going to give you a BIG hug and a kiss 
Love you!
December 5, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hey, where are the after pics??? Glad her curls stayed, my girls lost theirs…:-( Emma is ADORABLE!!!
December 6, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Such a pretty girl. And you’re right….it’s hard to stop the passage of childhood, mine are growing up way too fast!!