Dear Hazelita,
It was time. School was starting. Kindergarten. Your long hair, though beautiful and your favorite toy to flip around to express yourself was easily a tangled snarl of sticky food crusted vines, on a good day. Washing, conditioning and combing was a task of will and yelling... so about 6 inches or more, had to go. I was sad to depart with what was essentially your baby hairs you entered into the world with, soft and delicate. You are no longer a soft and delicate baby though and a big girl cut was the plan.
We went to Parlor Royale. You love the fancy shop and all the women there with unique do's of every color. You sat up in the big chair and shewed me away as I tired to take photos of the important moment. You had chit chat to do.
You were excited as she swung the chair around and the mirror revealed a swingy below the shoulder hair cut. Still long, but shorter, manageable and super cool.
You shouted out with the upmost glee, "I love it!" and you obliged the stylist with a picture or two as you spent the next 5 minutes flipping it around. I think it looks fresh and full of life, and other than pictures to the contrary you hardly notice it isn't down to your butt.
Sweet sharing these style mile stones with you, the next step was to bleach out part of it and make it vibrant red. Those photos to come.
I love you,
Mama
Dear Hazittle,
Finally! About three weeks ago you discovered you had a lil wiggler down in front. Not being keen on putting a finger in your mouth and wiggling it, fear keeping you from allowing me to check it out during the day, we had to designated 5 wiggles three times a day to keep tabs on that lil dangler. So, three weeks...that sucker was nearly sticking straight forward and in the end it was the all encompassing Hoosier desire for buttery sweet corn in the month of July that swayed you to rip it out on your own. Sitting at the lunch table you begged for me to cut the corn off the cob, seeing an opportunity, I said to just get that tooth out already. I asked if you'd like me to help. You screamed, "NO!" I gave you a napkin and you grabbed at it, whining that you were scared. We told you to do what you wanted, but if you closed your eyes and grabbed it you would have it out in no time. We acted as if we were ignoring you for a minute to give you space. The three of us watched from the corner of our eyes... You took a deep breath, squinched your eyes up all tight and secure and took that napkin and pulled, pulled and pulled. BAM! You declared, "I GOT IT! It is out!" You were very excited! but had a sort of mixed expression of freak out and happiness. To cheer or to cry.
The celebratory ice cream cone settled you into cheering! We all cheered for you. You ran to get your tooth pillow Aunt Linda made you. The next morning La Toothy Dienta, your tooth fairy, left you two dollars and a nice note commending you on your bravery.
You were particularly excited that she left the letter covered in fairy dust, which I caught you later picking off and sprinkling over your head in some sort of ritual spell you would not tell me of the details. Exiting times ahead as #2 is not far behind. You make everything so sweet and special. What a way to get ready to start school.
Love, Mama
