{"id":13739,"date":"2014-02-04T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?p=13739"},"modified":"2014-02-04T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:06:07","slug":"all-trimmed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2014\/02\/04\/all-trimmed-up\/","title":{"rendered":"All Trimmed Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I decided to trim Ms. Squirmy&#8217;s hair for the first time. She was starting to have a mullet of separation between the sides and the back (the greatest challenge for little girls growing in hair) so I figured a little trim could help even it out more. Then lay the challenge before me of how to get Ms. Busy semi-still. A buckle-in booster seat provided the perfect opportunity as well as a few highly loved toys, pacifier, and a little PBS.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at how long the back was prior to her cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/img_6759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13745\" alt=\"IMG_6759\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/img_6759.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within 15 minutes, I put in some layers (since hair grows in layered anyway) and trimmed a total of an inch and a half off the back. But since she&#8217;s a squirmer, I trimmed it off in quarter of an inch segments so as not to make a drastic change that couldn&#8217;t be evened.<\/p>\n<p>She was super squirmy post-cut so the pictures are the best I could do while letting her free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13740\" alt=\"unnamed\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Here&#8217;s her new cut, right at shoulder level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13741\" alt=\"unnamed2\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed2.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13742\" alt=\"unnamed3\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed3.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Despite some being tucked behind her ear, this is the best pic I got of her newly evened out hair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13743\" alt=\"unnamed4\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed4.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd since I&#8217;m still wanting the top to grow out instead of bangs, she&#8217;ll continue to sport her clips and pigtails.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">And of course I saved some clippings for the baby book. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13744\" alt=\"unnamed5\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed5.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I trimmed the older girls&#8217; hair too. Rachael&#8217;s is unnoticeably different, but healthy. She continues to announce that she&#8217;s growing her hair out like Rapunzel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Abi, on the other hand, was a celebration day. With this last trim, her sides are finally the same length as the back. Bravo little girl, it only took 3 years and no scary haircuts to even them out. \ud83d\ude09 She&#8217;s my &#8220;more bald&#8221; hair starter in life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Here after an over-all trim, you can still see that the back is longer than the sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed9-before.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13747\" alt=\"unnamed9 before\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed9-before.jpg?w=418\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a>wet<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13750\" alt=\"unnamed6\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed6.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a>dry<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I decided to go back in and take an additional inch off the back to even it with the sides. So I cut a total of 2-2.5 inches off the back and just a tiny bit off the sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13751\" alt=\"unnamed7\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed7.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>Here she&#8217;s looking down so it doesn&#8217;t quite touch her shoulders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">And with a section of her hair growing in wavy, I trimmed that section a little shorter to allow her under layer of curls to come through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13749\" alt=\"unnamed11\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed11.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13748\" alt=\"unnamed10\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed10.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13746\" alt=\"unnamed8\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/unnamed8.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I&#8217;ll add a picture of the dry finished product a little later since she was napping directly after her trim and I forgot to get one before bedtime last night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">But I&#8217;m really happy with how all three of the girls&#8217; trims turned out. Rachael&#8217;s &#8211; unnoticeable but healthy. Abi&#8217;s &#8211; Yay for even! And Hannah&#8217;s &#8211; more bobbed and less mullet. SCORE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I decided to trim Ms. Squirmy&#8217;s hair for the first time. She was starting to have a mullet of separation between the sides and the back (the greatest challenge for little girls growing in hair) so I figured a little trim could help even it out more. 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