Wonders, Mishaps, Blunders and Joy.. commentary on my life as a mom in the form of letters to my son
Someone got his first haircut today and someone else took 37 pictures of it.
Although he wouldn’t wear the cape and wasn’t crazy about his head being squirt with water, Lucas did great with mom and dad looking on and a cool VW convertible Bug to sit in.
I thought I’d be a lot more emotional about yet another first milestone that proves babies do grow up and he definitely does look different – older somehow, but overall I did just as well as he did.
The best is yet to be.
I missed last week’s Friday Flip Offs, so bear with me friends, I have a lot of pent up flips to share:
#1 People that have no concept of personal space need to back the hell up and FLIP WAY OFF.
Whether, it’s in line at the grocery store or sitting next to me in a doctor’s office waiting room, my space is mine, not yours and I don’t want to feel you sneeze or smell your breath. I don’t like to be crowded in or touched by anyone that I’m not related to or have known longer than an hour. You give me the heeby-jeebies!
#2 When walking to my car with stroller in tow, I’m going to need several minutes to put my tot in the car, fold and stow the stroller and get myself situated, so for all of you that like to creep behind me in your cars because you think my parking space is 50 feet closer to the entrance, FLIP OFF!!! Park somewhere else and do the extra walking, you probably need it!
#3 My hair deserves a BIG F-you! I am so tired of blowing it straight and flat ironing the hell out of it because it is a wavy mess. We have always had a love/hate relationship and I’m over it! I’m asking for a Brazilian blowout for the next gift giving holiday.
#4 And last, but not least, I have a special FLIP OFF for the navigation system in my car. It usually gets me where I need to go, but I hate the fact that I can’t enter an address or make a change to anything previously entered unless the car is in Park. This is a colossal pain-in-the-ass and extremely annoying. Every other car I have had or been in, lets you be the judge of potentially dangerous button pushing while driving. I really need to look into tripping the system.
A HUGE big thank you to Gigi of Kludgy Mom for developing this much needed weekly virtual detox!
Happy Friday, everyone.
The best is yet to be.
I have always had a love/hate relationship with my hair. In it’s natural state, it is Shirley Temple curly and has a mind of it’s own. This is when I hate it. I blow dry and flat iron the crap out of it to make it straight. I hate this process because it takes FOREVER, but once completed, this is when I love my hair…most of the time.
I have very thick, just below the shoulder length hair and I have worn it in the same style for over 13 years; only the length has changed. Oh, and there were those two bangs gone wild experiences. I will never. do. that. again. and I really mean it this time! 90% of the time I wear my hair up in a pony tail or hair clip and no, sadly that’s not just since I had a baby and needed to simplify my life, I’ve always worn it that way. I love having the length, just not weighting down my head or flying in my face. I love the color of my hair, minus the grays that I swear appeared out of nowhere almost four years ago causing me to spend almost $200 every six to eight weeks dyeing it. I have never had highlights or lowlights or attempted any other lights; I get my hair dyed it’s natural color – dark chestnut or something like it.
I’m the first to admit that I have always lost a lot of hair. It drove my parents crazy, of course they also had off white tile throughout their house. I’ve always lost a lot of hair, but not in handfuls! Apparently it’s normal to lose a lot more hair than usual in the first few months after giving birth, but this is ridiculous! I know I don’t need to panic, it’s not like I’m going bald…I hope! But, wow, it sure feels like I could! What is going on?!
According to the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board:
Normally, about 85 to 95 percent of the hair on your head is growing and the other 5 to 15 percent is in a resting stage. After the resting period, this hair falls out — often while you’re brushing or shampooing it — and is replaced by new growth. An average woman sheds about 100 hairs a day.
During pregnancy, increased levels of estrogen prolong the growing stage. There are fewer hairs in the resting stage and fewer falling out each day, so you have thicker, more luxuriant tresses.
After you give birth, your estrogen levels take a tumble and a lot more hair follicles enter the resting stage. Soon you’ll have more hair coming out in the shower or on the brush. This unusual shedding will taper off and your hair will be back to its pre-pregnancy thickness about six to 12 months after you give birth.
Not all women notice dramatic changes in their hair during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Among those who do, it tends to be more obvious among women with longer hair.
Great, lucky me! I have to put up with this for six to 12 months? Yikes! I better stock up on Drano and buy a wig.
The best is yet to be and I don’t believe blondes don’t have more fun.
