a> That my kitchen is messy.
b> That Adi loves playing with water.
c> That I suck at cutting hair.
d> That Adi has an awesomely cool band on her wrist.
I'll start with <d>.
Wearing a bib is one option. One that I wouldn't consider for a second. It looks to *special needs* when a big kid wears a bib outside of mealtime. And anyway, it won't help with the drool on her chin, only with the drool on her shirt.
So I got a pack of these awesomely cool wristbands and taught Adi to wipe her chin when it's wet. She usually hates to have things on her wrist, but I guess since this is almost like clothing (and since I got her teachers at school to introduce them) she went for it.
Now all I have to do is say, "Adi, chin," and she wipes around her mouth with this wristband. Cool. :)
Now, onto the unfortunate topic of poor Adi's hair.
Adi had beautiful long locks. All I wanted to do was to trim the ends, I promise! But you know how it works. One side comes out longer... so you trim it. Then you trim the other side. Then the first one again. Gah!
Here's the "before." Look at what I was able to do with her hair!
(Adi and Randi, her PT.)
(Adi playing with Zusha's friend.)
I just left her hair uneven because I was afraid to continue chopping. I can't take her to any professional hairdressers because she will not let anyone else touch her if it looks like they might be doing doctor-like things. And of course, she'd NEVER sit in the chair. So I gave it my best run with Elmo as an aide.
Apparently my best run stinks.
This took place about two months ago. The only reason I got the courage to post it now is that it has grown out somewhat and settled into a standard short style. In the beginning her hair stuck out in all different angles and didn't curl in at the edges. Hats were our friends during that trying time.
See? Cute!
And now that is settled down somewhat, Adi's hair looks kinda cute from a distance.
Shes so cute! My kids alredy got some pretty bad haircuts from me but that is a necessary part of childhood. Love her striped sweater and the one where she is smiling in the tree!!
ReplyDeleteI think it this cut suits her. I like it better than long. She's really cute. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments!
ReplyDeleteI like it this length, too. But then she has to wear it out all the time and you can see how chopped up it is in the back. When it's long, I can do all kinds of styles and no one can tell it's not perfectly cut.
If she ever gets over her phobia of having people approach her with instruments, I'll take her for something awesome, like backwards bob.
OMG is that Randy? Tell her I said hi, and that I (we) miss her terribly :-)
ReplyDeleteNo! Randi worked with Miriam? That's so funny! I know another family Randi worked with. She gets around... she really is an awesome PT!
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