Haircuts, Cowlicks, & Pigtails

My 14 month old girl has so much hair and has since birth; I’ve heard every joke about it from Don King to Elvis to Donald Trump. I have been able to put clips in her hair since she was 2 months old, and by 7 months old I added headbands and not just because they were cute! By 8 months I had to give those baby locks a trim! Way to young to go to a salon, I have been giving her mommy "haircuts".  My second was born with so much hair it was amazing, since my oldest daughter was born with hardly any hair at all so it was a funny surprise. Now I am wondering, when I should take her in to get her first hair cut at a salon?

Charlotte at 1 Month Old

Jasmine at 1 Month Old

The first time I cut Jasmine's hair at a hair dresser just for kids was when she was 16 months old and it was really just a trim to keep her hair out of her eyes, she has 3 or 4 cowlicks, or crowns which made her hair go everywhere!  I had to look up how old she was today; since I found myself thinking last night just how crazy it is how many times I've had to trim Charlotte's bangs. When I found out I was having a girl, with my oldest daughter, I dreamed of doing her hair in cute bow clips and pigtails. However, that was just not to be for at least a year with Jasmine.  I remember that first hair cut with Jasmine was awful! They gave her the kind of bangs I had as a kid. You know the ear to ear, really heavy bangs. Ugh! I cried, it was not a good experience, but thankfully her hair grew back. Also I learned to speak up and, didn't let my husband take my daughter to get her haircut with out giving him very specific instructions on what NOT to let them do!

AHHH!!!  Jasmine at 16 Months 1st Salon Cut

With Jasmine I was finally able to give her the smallest pigtails ever at 17 months old. Charlotte’s first pigtails were when she was, 8 months old, so I decided it was time to give her short bangs when her hair was always in her face, and looking messy unless pulled back. No one I spoke with wanted me to do it, since bangs can be such a mistake on some people, and then they take forever to grow back out. So, at first I trimmed off the ends of her hair to get rid of the baby frail hairs. But, as her hair got longer, thicker and began to curl at the ends it got harder to trim anything other then just her bangs.  I would trim her bangs a little and then see how it looked once the hair dried and she would only let me cut a few times before getting too upset to continue checking and measuring.  Then I would notice the next day that I didn't cut enough. Fearing I would do what that first hair dresser did to Jasmine on her first haircut I still didn't cut much each time.  It took days for me to get it right where it was no longer in her eyes, but boy did she look so cute.  We all loved the bangs even though they are a bit curly in places it still looks better with her hair and her face. 

Charlotte's Pigtails & Bangs @ 1 yr old

I have obviously had a hard time getting her to sit still long enough for me to even comb her hair and get ready to cut before she moves and pulls the hair right out of my hands. I am no cosmetologist, warning; no training what so ever here! So as strange as it may sound, I trim her hair while she is in the bathtub!  My oldest daughter usually is playing and keeping her busy as they bathe and Charlotte is still sitting in a bath-seat. You all know by now, shocker, I am a bit over protective with my kids, but it seams like she just can’t sit still in the tub without getting hurt, so when she bathes with her rambunctious older sister, she goes in the seat.  The last thing I need is her knocking out another precious baby tooth!  It’s easier to wash her hair in the bath-seat anyhow, since she is not very good at putting her head back, and not falling right over. When she is sitting in the bath seat though, I can usually trim her hair fairly well. It may look unprofessional and sort of like a three ring circus, but it gets the job done well enough for now, plus I only trim them about once a month.  I am not sure if she would sit still long enough to go to a salon. I really don't want another hair disaster on our hands when Pumpkin patch and Halloween pictures are just around the corner. I am thinking of taking them both together to the salon and see what she thinks when her older sister gets a trim and if the stylist thinks she will sit still long enough for a all over trim. Wish me luck!

Much love,

Bonnie