New Style

We have struggled with Nicole's hair for some time.  We all (including her) want long hair, but it's so fine that it gets terribly knotty.  It's also straight on top and tightly curled underneath.  So....I convinced Jeremy to cut her hair, short, to get rid of the "baby hair" and hope that some strong hair grows back in place.  I was hoping it would make this summer more bearable for all of us since she doesn't always let me put it up and usually won't keep it up....so short hair would stay out of her face, get less knotty and *hopefully* look better and be easier. 

So far...the only thing that's happened is it's less knotty. Make that...there are NO knots at all...which was great this morning.  However, her hair seems to be even more unruly and unmanageable.  I don't want to...but, I think I'm going to have to flat iron her hair in the mornings (although I think the first time she goes outside, everything will frizz up again:-(  Poor girl...She's got my texture of frizzy hair, only there is a lot less. 

The above picture was taken right after she got it cut, so it looks pretty good.  But, in every day life, it's pretty messy looking.  I've always been sort of against putting product in a child's hair...but, I think I'm going to have change.  She's going to need something, or else I'm afraid she's going to have several years of awkward pictures. 

To you new mommies...this is why you can't be to dogmatic on how you think a child should be raises or what you should do with them.  When real life comes around...sometimes those things you thought you'd NEVER do (like flat iron a 3 year old's hair), you may end up doing....just to help manage the craziness. 

So....what do you think?  It changes her whole look, doesn't it?