taming of the tresses.

i had horrible heart burn while i was pregnant with millie. unfortunately the old wives tale connection between heartburn and hair didn't prove true in my case... she was basically born bald. thankfully that's no longer the case, but this hair growth transition hasn't exactly been smooth.

as you can see, on most mornings we've got a little bit of a mess on our hands.

  (she definitely gets this fuzzy bedhead from her mom.)

there are two tricky parts about millie's current hair situation:

1. it's a mullet

2.  i am at a total loss when it comes to styling. i don't think that my hair has ever been longer than my shoulders - braids, twists and up-do's have never been a part of my life.

the cool fall weather offered a temporary solution to the dilemma and i was able to handle her mullet exactly like i deal with my own head of hair... i just put a hat on her head whenever we left the house.

we had our first pigtails attempt a couple of weeks ago. it was far from perfect (how, exactly, do you get a straight part?), but i'm deeming it a success. she loved to look at herself in the mirror and kept them in all day... she was pretty proud of her piggie tails.  

it's amazing how much different her face looks with her hair pulled back (i sound just like my mom talking about me!) our baby girl is definitely growing up into a little lady.  no promises that we'll ever progress to braids.