The New "Do"

Abby's been wishing, and hoping and begging for short hair for a long time. Some of her reasons... she doesn't like getting her hair combed, she likes her hair when it's done, but doesn't like getting it done, and she absolutely despises the feeling of wet hair on her back. Her hair is too thick for me to dry it every night, not to mention the fact that she lacks patience with the hair dryer. So we have to comb out the snarls and pull it into a french twist each night.

Today after taking Brynn to school, we headed out to accomplish some last minute school preparations and ended with a haircut! She is thrilled! Because Abby's hair is so long, we decided to go short enough for her to donate to "Locks of Love." They cut about 10 inches off. She loves her new "do." Tonight after bath, she was so excited to get her hair combed and couldn't believe there were no snarls to comb and no french twist to do. I could tell she felt FREEDOM! Not to mention how simple it was for me! With the arrival of our new little guy in a couple of months, we need all the simplifying we can get around here! Her hair grows so fast that we'll have snarls and a wet back before we know it, but we'll enjoy the simplicity while we have it! I have to admit, though, I had to take a big deep breath and let her tell the hairdresser just how short she wanted it. It was hard on me, but I'm happy to see her so happy with her decision.

Before.....

Here she is modeling the new outfit she picked out all by herself for the first day of school. She is such a little negotiator. She wanted to get all the accessories to match....necklace, bracelets, sweater, hair clips, umbrella, rain boots, socks, shoes, backpack, and even the watch. With the watch request I said, "You already have a watch." She came right back at me with, "Well Daddy has two watches." Oh, we love our little Abby!

After.....
(The next day) This morning when we called Grandma to look at Abby's new haircut, Grandma asked Abby if she was happy with her new haircut. Abby replied, "Yes, because I gave it away for love." It was so funny. When Brynn woke up she said, "Mom hurry, you have to put Abby's haircut on the blog so we can show it to Grandma!" (I beat her to it this time.) Brynn is really good at reminding us to keep all the events of their lives posted, especially for Grandma. We are so grateful for technology.