When you adopt an "older" child it's often little things that catch you off guard and remind you that you missed precious parts of your child's life.
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A simple question...."
is this her first haircut?" causes a sharp pain in my chest as I am forced to acknowledge that of course this is
not her first haircut.
And yet it is a first...for
US.
And because it is
OUR FIRST I want to celebrate it with every bit of ceremony I would have if it was her first too.
"
Yes, it's her first cut!", I say to the slightly confused stylist... and we want the whole "first cut treatment"!
I don't have that first lock of hair but I have
THIS one.
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before shot...she was very excited to sit in the chair |
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all washed out and ready for a cut...at this point she's not quite sure what's going on |
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she seemed pretty pleased with herself when it was all done |
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she asked for her nails to be painted... |
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and inspected the stylists work closely |
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I was so impressed at her ability to stay still |
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and here is the official first cut certificate and complete with lock of hair |
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A proud little dumpling showing off her new do |