Maddie got her first haircut. You read that right. She’s 5 and she just got her first haircut. I wasn’t ready to cut her hair. But then it’s been so hard to manage lately and it made her so upset to brush her hair, I knew it was time. So we took her in to get a haircut. Here are before and after pictures.

When I first looked at the pictures it didn’t look like she had very much cut off. But then we did a side-by-side picture and when you look where the bottom of her shirt is, you can see that quite a bit was taken off.

It’s so much nicer now and so much more manageable. I know I should have done it sooner, but now she has more crazy mom ammunition for later in life.

And as if cutting Maddie’s hair didn’t send me over the edge, I decided to get Alex’s hair cut as well. And Alex went first, so the 15 month old got a haircut before the 5 year old. You can call me ridiculous now.

Maddie was a trooper and didn’t make a peep or anything. Alex, well, he cried the whole time. But he was mostly mad that I was holding down his hands. He calmed down as soon as he got the plastic cover off him and I let him out of the chair.  Here are his before and after pictures.

I wanted him to have a mohawk, but knew that I wouldn’t keep it up and style it everyday, so I had her keep it longer, but she still styled it that way for me. By the time we got home, though, the mohawk had fallen down. Here’s one I snapped before we left.

This place saved a clipping of their hair in a little envelope. The lady who did Maddie’s hair commented that was one of the biggest amounts of hair they cut for a first haircut. Haha.

Overall, it wasn’t as traumatizing for me as I thought it would be. And now I can brush Maddie’s hair without a fight and Alex just looks like a little man. Now maybe just another year or two before Dannie gets her first haircut.

Maddie got her first haircut. You read that right. She\u2019s 5 and she just got her first haircut. I wasn\u2019t ready to cut her hair. But then it\u2019s been so hard to manage lately and it made her so upset to brush her hair, I knew it was time. So we took her in to get a haircut. Here are before and after pictures.<\/p>\n

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When I first looked at the pictures it didn\u2019t look like she had very much cut off. But then we did a side-by-side picture and when you look where the bottom of her shirt is, you can see that quite a bit was taken off. <\/p>\n

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It\u2019s so much nicer now and so much more manageable. I know I should have done it sooner, but now she has more crazy mom ammunition for later in life.<\/p>\n

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And as if cutting Maddie\u2019s hair didn\u2019t send me over the edge, I decided to get Alex\u2019s hair cut as well. And Alex went first, so the 15 month old got a haircut before the 5 year old. You can call me ridiculous now. <\/p>\n

Maddie was a trooper and didn\u2019t make a peep or anything. Alex, well, he cried the whole time. But he was mostly mad that I was holding down his hands. He calmed down as soon as he got the plastic cover off him and I let him out of the chair.\u00a0 Here are his before and after pictures.<\/p>\n

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I wanted him to have a mohawk, but knew that I wouldn\u2019t keep it up and style it everyday, so I had her keep it longer, but she still styled it that way for me. By the time we got home, though, the mohawk had fallen down. Here\u2019s one I snapped before we left.<\/p>\n

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This place saved a clipping of their hair in a little envelope. The lady who did Maddie\u2019s hair commented that was one of the biggest amounts of hair they cut for a first haircut. Haha.<\/p>\n

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Overall, it wasn\u2019t as traumatizing for me as I thought it would be. And now I can brush Maddie\u2019s hair without a fight and Alex just looks like a little man. Now maybe just another year or two before Dannie gets her first haircut. <\/p>\n

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