Monday, August 9, 2010

My Baby's Braids...& maybe locs....

Ok, so June of last year, I installed braids on my then 2-yr-old's hair with the intention of STARTING LOCS. A few short weeks after I, yes, chickened out. The thought of re-installing 'em never left my mind. Soooooo, here we go again. Last week I put small braids in her head to, hopefully, start the locing process. My hesitation is the "in-between" stages one has to go thru before getting to the beautiful end result. For example, FRIZZ! I learned to embrace my frizz. I'm just not sure how my hubby & a few others will handle it. I think my baby would look absolutely beautiful with a healthy head full of locs. Honestly, I need to get over my issues & just do it. My hubby, surprisingly, has my back moreso this go round. He told me not to be concerned about what people say because what goes on up in our house is our business - his words exactly. Below you will find pics of the installation process as well as the results from rodding her hair last night. My goal is to be as creative as possible when creating "kid-friendly" hairstyles. What do you guys think?

8 comments:

  1. She looks so cute!!!!! Yeah, the in-between phase is very interesting - but kids seem to get through it quicker and easier than adults. My 14 year old is a prime example of that. He's so darn CUTE, when he was running around looking like a porcupine for a few months, nobody really commented on it. How he's sucessfully through that time period and his locks are hanging nicely and framing his face beautifuly.

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  2. thnx afrolady. i'm just gonna confront that "awkward"stage head-on & be as crafty/creative as possible 2 make the transition smooth. :)

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  3. she looks soooo cute....she has a nice amount of hair and a loving mother im sure her hair will survive the in-between phase just fine...dont worry just roll with it...

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  4. You did a great job! I particularly like the curls...too cute ;-)

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