There’s far too much crying at our house every morning.
Ava, who stayed up until 10:45 the night before just to remind us that we can’t actually control when and how much she sleeps, is pitching a fit about having to wake up “before it’s even morning time.”
And Olivia, who is still suffering from pacifier withdrawal, screams and fights when you approach her with a hair brush.
I might not be able to do much about the lack of sleep—and really, I don’t want to undo that plan that will prevent Liv from packing a spare paci in her kindergarten knapsack, but I can solve the screaming that comes from having to drag a brush through a nest of curly hair that seems to be inexplicably matted (even after bath night—I don’t understand it!).
The downside is that I’m the one who’s now teary-eyed.
I don’t know why I had such a hard time taking the girls for their first real haircuts, but with Olivia, I knew it was time when even Gramma Great’s ultra-gentle approach was rebuffed.
That said, it wasn’t an easy decision. Olivia’s hair spilled over her shoulders and burst into little ringlets along her back. It was gorgeous—when it was clean and brushed. The rest of the time, it was piled on the top of her head in an effort to keep it that way. She had taken to calling the little rubber bands we used for her hair, and then the pigtails themselves, “cutes,” because I’d say, “Look how cute!” every time I finished her hair.
Olivia was very excited about getting her hair cut, but when it came time to sit in the stylist’s chair, she panicked. Bryan commented that her hair wasn’t exactly even on both sides. The stylist did the best she could.
Hopefully, it will be the last time Olivia sheds tears over her hair.
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Posted by Gramma Great on April 14, 2010 at 7:08 pm
She looks so much happier than in the picture you sent last night. So how did the first morning go with the shorter hair, or does she still have an extreme fear of hair brushes?
Posted by Rebecca on April 14, 2010 at 7:11 pm
It was very calm (for Olivia, anyway). Her haircut is quite fitting to her personality–just a bit sassy.
Posted by Jessica on April 14, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I love it. I was so worried about seeing the picture because I loved those curls. Boy was I wrong….it’s perfect!
Posted by Rebecca's Mom on April 14, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I could always talk Ava into letting me brush her hair with Papa’s brush, because mine was too stiff.
That didn’t work with Olivia this last stayover. She would start yelling “Ooowwweee” before I even got close to her.
I had hoped cutting her hair would turn it into solid curls, like when I cut yours for the first time before kindergarten.
I’ll miss the ringlets, but she’ll have happier mornings . . .
Posted by Karyl on April 15, 2010 at 7:19 am
The haircut is so cute – and you captured it perfectly, Rebecca – just a bit sassy! I love it!
Posted by Dawn on April 15, 2010 at 8:30 am
So cute!
Posted by Rebecca on April 15, 2010 at 9:14 am
I miss the ringlets, too. Gramma Great pointed out that they may still come in at some point. I did save a cutting. Bryan put a 50 cent piece in the envelope instead of a quarter. When I asked why, he said, “Inflation.”
Posted by Laura on April 15, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Livie and I have the same haircut! Unfortunately, mine makes me look about Livie’s age 🙂
Posted by Double L on April 16, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Super cute!