Hair today, gone tomorrow.  Well, Thursday to be exact.  That’s right Ladies and Gentlemen, in five days Poppy is having her first EVER haircut.  You have to realise that this is a very big deal for us.  Her hair has never even seen a pair of scissors before, not even a trim has this hair had.  The other day I brushed it out and measured it–with a tape measure!  Haha!  It’s almost down to her bottom.

If you knew Poppy when she was a newborn, then you’ll remember that she arrived with very dark, thick hair.  Something we never expected.  You couldn’t go out anywhere without people commenting on what a lot of hair she had.  It was so soft and beautiful.

At 6 months it looked like a wig and was past her shoulders when wet.

At 9 months I remember being able to get it in to pig tails.

At 12 months (photo taken on her 1st Birthday) pig tails were easy-peasy.

At 18 months, I could braid the pig tails.

And so it went on and got longer and lighter and even lighter!

And here we are a week before her 3rd Birthday and I have decided it’s been long enough.  So many times I have been back and forth about whether to cut her hair or not and every time I have just felt too sad to do it.  When I think that the ends of her hair is the hair she was born with, I feel like it connects her to those baby days and keeps her my little baby girl (sometimes I’m just not ready for her to grow up).  But on the other hand, as long as it is now, have you any idea what a hassle it can be???  Keeping it tied back when she likes to undo it, keeping it out of her mouth when she’s eating, keeping it tidy for school, keeping it clean when it gets in her ice-cream every time 😉  I wash it most nights because there is always something sticky or crusty in it.

Drew said he specifically wants to be at the salon when she goes to get it cut.  It’s going to be emotional for both of us and I’m sure I’m gonna cry!

Competition

But here it is, 3 years of growth.  I want to pose a bit of a friendly competition, the prize will be a lock of cut hair 🙂

Guess how long her hair is in this photo (leave your guess in the comments box).  I took one with and without the tape measure, so on Wednesday I shall post the photo with the tape measure and you can all see who gets the closest.

The Haircut

And lastly I’m sure you are all wondering how much or how short we’re going to cut it and I’m afraid you’ll have to wait and see the after photos 😉  But you won’t want to miss it.

Oh one more thing, has anyone done Locks of Love or something similar?  Would we be able to send Poppy’s hair in for something like that?