First Real Cut

I've trimmed Madeline's hair several times, but tonight I gave her her first real haircut. Her hair has been a battle as of late. It's so fine that it tangles really easily. I comb it every night before bed, and by morning it's a knotted mess. The same thing happens as she plays throughout the day and as it drags in her food at mealtimes. This wouldn't be such a big deal if she would let me comb it and fix it without a big fuss. But, it's a major ordeal everyday.

My little 2 year old niece was sporting a really cute a-line bob when we saw her family a couple of weeks ago. So low maintenance. I asked Madeline if she wanted her hair cut, but she wasn't happy about the idea. I told her she would need to be better about letting me comb it or we would need to cut it.

Tonight she surprised me (or not so surprising because she often tells me she really doesn't mind the thing I threaten to punish her with, thus making it not a punishment at all) and said she'd like to try a haircut. She was in the bath at the time, so I pulled out the scissors, did a quick search online for "undercut bob" and went to work. Not an easy task on a wiggly 3 year old. I finally relented and gave her a sucker to keep her busy for the finishing touches. I think it turned out pretty cute. Hopefully we'll have less tangles. I maybe should have gone shorter, but I was a little gun-shy.

I have to sneak in a couple of pics of my little man. Madeline thought he might like to watch the action from the seat of her dolly stroller. He wasn't so sure about it. He's still sporting a natural faux-hawk in the back of his head, which won't be cut anytime soon!