Well, today, I finally splurged and took Beatrix to get her first real haircut. That cute little bob of hers has been gradually getting harder and harder for mama to maintain. She's got thick hair! Now that I sit here and type about it, it's been close to year that I've known that my trimming skills could not keep up and that she really needed a cut by someone who made a living doing it...
Poor Beatrix, what a deprived little girl she is. Wink, wink, nod, nod.
She held the steering wheel of her taxi cab chair with a white knuckled grasp and tried desparetly to focus on the screen above her playing Shrek. She's never seen it before. She did not seem amused. I think her mind was elsewhere.
She kept still and got an even cut. It's a little shorter in the back than we were all anticipating, but that had much to do with Beatrix's previous hairdresser's screw-ups.
Though, quite honestly, I am now wondering about the legitimacy of the howls and yells I zone out to each day when I brush her hair. Yes, I am gentle and yes, we use detangler and yes, I start from the bottom. Still, there can be lots of tears and noise. Yet today, she did not flinch once when the hairdresser was combing out knots which leads me to one of two conclusions: she was either holding it together - freaking out on the inside, or knots really don't bother her.
That Beatrix, she is known for her drama - (and her cute do).
As somebody who had to be distracted by tv for hairbrushing time growing up, (and in waldorf family at that!) I have two main tricks: 1. Go for a brush with really skinny bristles, they're the least likely to pull. 2. Grab the hair close the the head and make a small ponytail with your hand before you brush it, this way if it pulls, it just pulls against your hand rather than your head. The haircut looks adorable- if I ever end up with a little girl she'll most definitely have a little French girl haircut.
Posted by: Erin | April 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
Her sweet little do looks fantastic! Such a big girl! We too struggle with daily hair combing. No matter what I do, we just end up with a wild mess of curls. (which I must admit I love). xo
Posted by: Nikole Sarvay | April 24, 2012 at 07:03 AM
I adore her hair cut so very much. It's perfect! I'm used to Juni's wild nest of curls - which actually hides many mama-haircut mistakes. Though, poor Owen, I did take chunk out of the side of his hair last time... there's no hiding that one.
And yes, they do seem to be on their very best, calmest behavior at the hair salon, but when I try to cut their hair, it's all squirming and squiggling and whining. I had to stop doing it myself for fear of stabbing one of them with the scissors...
Posted by: Catherine | April 24, 2012 at 08:29 AM
oh the sweetness! i have one child that is tender headed but she's fine in a stylist's chair ;-)
Posted by: amanda {the habit of being} | April 24, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Pinecone is the exact same way with screaming through brushing/combing. She will scream even when I haven't even started to do it. Sits still and quiet when Daddy does it, though. Stinker.
Posted by: Evergreen | April 30, 2012 at 03:17 PM