The trauma of parenting

I know at some point out little babies grow up but I wasn't expecting it to hit all at once! My sweet 'lil H went from taking 2-4 steps here and there (with absolutely no consistency and only when it was on her terms) over the week straight to full fledged Frankenstein walking overnight!

And if that's not bad enough I finally came to terms with whatever my anxiety was about getting her hair cut. And there was no going back no matter what - I'd already done that a couple months ago and while her hair looks super cute in pigtails it was a total uneven mess otherwise. So I bite the bullet and we took her.

I should have just bought my point and shoot for this but I didn't realize what a traumatic experience this was going to be for everyone so the pictures are sub-par but hopefully when I finally have time to wrap my head around PS I can fix them up a bit!

My sweet girl before the "chop" (*tear)

During: (I didn't think anyone could have been more upset than I was but she sure was!) Don't worry my sweet 'lil H you won't have to get another haircut for a looooong long time! Mommy promises.

After: So I asked for a "bob" that was chin length thinking it was going to be at least as long as the point of her chin. Hell even just below her lips I could have dealt better with. In the hairdressers defense H was tremoring - lip quivers and hands shaking all at the same time. And she did ask me if I wanted it angled which I agreed to but what is the deal that all hairdressers now just give the Victoria Beckham style?! This hair style has far exceeded the staying power that Jennifer Aniston "do" of the 90's had. Damn it VB - first you steal my kids name and now you've taken over the hair styling industry! The one nice thing - all the hairs will grow in even now, another reason the hairdresser probably just took it up to her cheek bones - so that we don't have to come back for a long time after all that drama! And 2 days post-haircut it's growing on me, I just can't go back and look at all the pictures I have of H with her flowing locks just yet. It still hurts a little, all that whispy baby hair is gone... But she's still so stinkin' cute, a stupid haircut couldn't change that!

I've had few haircuts that I've loved right out of the salon chair. It always seems it's cut shorter than I ask. And it usually takes me a few weeks (this last hair cut it took me a few months) to finally like it. And all I could think after this traumatic day was that now I have to deal with this 3-fold. Dear lord, I'm going to have to stock up on the hair dye b/c I can feel the grey hairs coming in as I type that! If only we'd all look good bald.

V had a much better experience. The simple pleasure of there being a TV on for her to watch was all she needed. (They don't get such pleasures at home just yet - beside from football, basketball and baseball they don't know there is anything better to see.) And a horn on the car that makes all different noises - gosh, what more could a kid need?! So she loved every min of it. Except for the blow drying - the only thing to my knowledge thus far that the kid fears.

After: Not as traumatic for me b/c she just got the beginnings of a mullet taken off and a little trim of her side sweep. That I can deal with!

** I know how shallow and ridiculous this all is - trust me I am VERY grateful that thus far the most traumatic experience I've had is getting H's hair cut! But to any other mommies out there that had no idea how attached they were to their babies locks - I get it!