The Haircut Photos!

Here are the photos of Adel's most recent haircut.

As usual, her hair flips in and out and all around for a few hours after a bath. And since these park photos were taken shortly after washing and cutting her hair, the ends aren't tucked under the way they are supposed to be.

Drinking her boxed juice like a big girl!

Lookie those cute Shabbos shoes!

Why is Adel wearing Shabbos shoes on a casual Sunday at the park? Well. Basically, when we got Adel her first pair of shoes, they had to meet certain criteria. They had to be high tops, lace ups, have arch support, flexible soles, and oh yeah, they had to be Ecco or Ricosta. And since I had to go to a store and get Adel measured, I was extremely limited in my choices. Going into summer, I also wanted something lighter than a high top bootie. As a secondary shoe, I bought the cute ones above. They basically broke all the rules. LOL. They have buckles, the worst kind of closure for Adel's needs. Not extremely flexible. And they were one size too large. I didn't even show them to the therapist. I fear she might have gone into shock. Adel wore them on Shabbos and any other time I wished to fancy her up a bit.
Well, a few weeks before this photo was taken, Adel was outgrowing her first Ecco shoes. Since I knew she needed Ecco in the next size, I was able to just get them online (instead of being limited to the local stores' stock.) I picked out this adorable pair:

 

I kept it for a bit until Adel really outgrew her first pair. I put these on her for the first time on a Tuesday. On Thursday of the same week Adel had an appointment with the orthotist. I wasn't expecting to get an appointment so fast, and I didn't imagine they'd give her orthotics right away! It all happened so fast, and on Adel's third day of wearing her new $65 shoes, I was told I need to get a bigger size to accommodate orthotics! Since Adel doesn't really walk, these shoes were mostly worn while sitting in the carriage and during therapy at home. They were new enough that I was able to return them!Yay! I was kinda sad to give them up, but at least everything went smoothly.

So while these sweet gray booties were traveling back to Amazon, Adel needed something to wear. That's where the Shabbos shoes came in! Adel wore them for about a week, until her orthotics came in.

I really got off topic, didn't I? Well, might as well finish the story. I had saved Zusha's baby Shabbos shoes to use for Gedalya, and even after Gedalya they were in good condition. I decided to take them along to the orthotics center to try them on over the orthotics. The doctor told me they fit well, so I went online and ordered new shoes in the same size.

Ralph Laurens for $12

I also came across another sweet pair that was only available in a size bigger, so I threw it in the cart as well.

Naturino for $22

Well, they arrived, and the Ralph Laurens were way too big! I thought to return them and order a smaller size, but when I went back online, they had gone up from $12 to $39!!
I just kept these two for later and got a pair for now at a local store where they fitted Adel first. I'll present it soon enough!

Oh, yeah, back on topic. Haircut. That was the topic, remember?
This is one of the last photos of Adel before the haircut, so you can see the difference. Not much difference in length- mostly in neatness.

.....aaaand, that's why I don't blog as often as I used to.