Abby's first haircut

After much deliberation and fretting, we took Abby for her first haircut. I was in a full blown panic that something would happen and the lady would cut off all of her beautiful ringlets. Or, and I know this is totally ridiculous, by cutting a little bit of hair off, she would magically lose all her curls and be cursed with the stick-straight-can't-curl-it-if-you-try hair I have. Yes, I know this makes me slightly crazy, I blame the hormones.

To tell the truth, I wouldn't have done it if Dan hadn't been asking me to for the last six months or so and it does tend to get knotty in the heat and humidity. There's also the fact that she now fights ponytails because "brush hurt me!" So, it was time.

Dan came with me, to make sure I didn't cry and to help take pictures.

Before:


Go figure, my kid chose the motorcycle chair over the pretty pink car:

Despite the way it looks in the pictures, she did really well. They played a Dora video for her and she gripped hold of those motorcycle handles for dear life. There were a few tears (only from Abby, I did surprisingly well) but when I held her hand she did fine.

After:
In the end, they really did just rim up the dead ends. She still has her curls, she can still wear a ponytail, but now she doesn't scream when I brush her hair after bath time. Now, the only question is how to keep it cute and curly instead of frizzy in the front. Maybe some sort of spray in solution? Maybe wet it in the morning and let the curls dry? Suggestions are welcome: I have no idea what I'm doing with curly hair.