Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Kate's First Haircut

Earlier this summer--after weeks of peeling Kate's sweaty hair off the back of her neck, and a lunch featuring tequila--I decided to give Kate her first haircut. My friend Allison was in town and helped document this little milestone.

We sat Kate in her booster seat, but she wasn't sure why she was suddenly facing the TV versus the dinner table.

Cue the apprehension.

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Kate: 18 months

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The first cut:

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She was NOT a fan!

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After a disastrously short first snip, what was supposed to be a simple bob turned into a layered up the back pixie cut.

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Kate hated when I was cutting, but she loved having me blow the hair off the back of her neck.

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I only cut the back of Kate's hair (I left the front and sides alone), but seeing her without that baby mullet was quite a shock at first! Even though it wasn't what I initially had in mind, after a couple of days (and strapping her back into the chair one more time so I could fix some of the layers) I decided I really liked it!

Before:
Rocking the baby mullet.
After:

She's asking me to "barrette hair" in this picture.


With the help of Bunny, Cheerios, Elmo on TV, and Allison's distractions we finally made it through Kate's first haircut. The mullet was gone.  No blood was shed. I called it a win.

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A great big thanks to Allison for capturing it all in pictures!

25 comments:

-Lauren September 7, 2011 7:58 AM  

So cute. Love the captions!

Gin September 7, 2011 8:38 AM  

That haircut is so cute!!! I love it! awesome pics too

claudia b September 7, 2011 8:50 AM  

good job - love the captions :D

E September 7, 2011 9:04 AM  

Oh my she looks so cute!

Rebekah September 7, 2011 9:26 AM  

Hahaha, I cracked up at the photo captions.

She looks super cute!

Ginger September 7, 2011 9:56 AM  

she looks precious and you did a great job :)

Del September 7, 2011 10:28 AM  

Best part--the captions!

Jeane September 7, 2011 10:52 AM  

Oh my... it looks SO cute!!!

I have 3 girls and am way to scared to cut their hair. My youngest one really needs a hair cut badly (her bangs are constantly in her eyes) but I'm scared I'll mess up.

Btw... I love your hair as well. Do you do that yourself? Is it hard?

Kate September 7, 2011 11:09 AM  

Adorable! I wish my girl would grow some hair.. 10 months old and still a baldie baby :-)

Tarah September 7, 2011 11:12 AM  

Aw it is SO cute! It makes her look more grown up! Love it!

Emily September 7, 2011 11:41 AM  

I agree with Jeane, great job on both your hair styles.

Stephanie September 7, 2011 12:53 PM  

So cute! I love Kate's new haircut! I also love your hairstyle - I think a how-to post is called for!

Lindsay September 7, 2011 2:21 PM  

Can't stop laughing at your captions! Love her face of misery as you are laughing! Great picture of capturing the moment :)

Freckles Chick September 7, 2011 4:53 PM  

OMG! You never cease to make me laugh! Vodka indeed. A little for Kate, a little for mama. =]

She looks darling! Fabulous work, D!

Jen September 7, 2011 5:37 PM  

So cute! And I love your hair as well.

Allison aka Half of VAMH September 7, 2011 8:19 PM  

LOL -- the vodka one always gets me! And her big smile when you were blowing on her neck! Happy to be there!

Juliana September 8, 2011 3:05 AM  

Kate's hair is cute - but I think the real stand-out-fabulous hair in this post is YOURS! I just love that plait! Did you do it yourself?? Details please!

Elisa @ What the Vita September 8, 2011 8:49 AM  

Hahaha eff this shit! :)
She rocks the pixie haircut very, very well. Great job!

Anonymous September 8, 2011 10:40 AM  

Hilarious and touching. And my goodness, you look so pretty!

jbhat

liz @ bon temps beignet September 8, 2011 11:22 AM  

I giggle/snorted at the vodka picture. Too funny. And her new do looks so chic :)

Lexie September 8, 2011 3:18 PM  

Oh my gosh! So chic!...like a tiny Mia Farrow! Love.

Kuteog September 8, 2011 9:36 PM  

Love it... cute!

Love&Lilacs September 9, 2011 12:12 AM  

So cute! I love her face in the first picture. Apprehension indeed.

G+D September 9, 2011 6:45 AM  

Thank you so much for your sweet comments everyone! Credit for the awesome pics--and the captions!--goes to Allison. She added that text to some of the pictures before she sent them to me and had me laughing my ass off!

I did do the braid myself. It was my go-to style while I was growing out my bangs, and I still bust it out every once in a while. I just section off hair in the front and french braid that section, braiding from underneath (versus a regular french braid where you braid the outer strands over the top of your middle strand). I do it that way simply b/c it's easier for me to do it like that when I do it to myself. When I do this braid for other people I do it the traditional french braid way. Thank you for all the compliments on it!

@Lindsay--That's my favorite picture too, lol!

Jamie September 17, 2011 11:29 AM  

I just found your blog (through Iheartorganizing).
I love it. I especially love the post about your little ones mullet, and first haircut! My daughter is two-and a half and is slowly growing her's in, and going through the mullet stage as well!

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