Toddler Hair 5/2/17

As I shared a few posts back.  I was terrified to have a daughter because I CAN NOT do hair.  Prior to becoming natural if my hair wasn't in a sew-in, it was wrapped or in a ponytail.  I was scared to have a daughter but at the same time I prayed hard of my baby to have a head full of hair.  Had I known months of heartburn came along with that I probably wouldn't have prayed so hard.  I'm serious.  That heartburn was the DEVIL.
Do you hear me?  DEVIL.  I ate Tums all day and night like they were candy.  Everything gave me heartburn.  EVERYTHING.  Yes, even water gave me heartburn.  How in the hell do you get heartburn from water?!  I don't know but I had it.  So when Ladybug came out the first thing everyone talked about was her hair.  It was thick and packed down.  I didn't realize how much hair she had as a newborn until they gave her a bath at the hospital.

Let me get back on the topic.  I'm not good at ponytails, parts, braids, none of that.  My friend told me I would learn and she was right.  I had no choice but to learn.  So it's going to be cool and rainy for the next few days and during this time I decided to braid Ladybug's hair.  Let me warn you now, my parts are not straight BUT I have gotten soooo much better.  The struggle was real last year when I started braiding her hair.  I've even gotten comfortable with putting a hand band around her braids and going out in public.  At one point, those braids were never to be seen outside of this house.  Here is what I had to start with...

Ladybug's Hair

I left her hair out over the last day or so.  Her hair is tightly curled at the roots so she experiences shrinkage almost as bad as I do.  At the same time though, her hair is super soft.  She loves running around with her hair sticking up and she likes looking in the mirror with it this way.  It was fine with me because I didn't feel like tackling it.  Her dad said she looks like the the Weeknd with her hair this way.  Now if you don't know who the Weeknd is, then you must google him.  My plan was to do two braids, but no I had to be extra today.

Mielle Organics White Peony Leave-In Conditioner,
Water, Mielle Organics Mint Almond Oil,
Mielle Organics Avocado Hair Milk

I used the above products to help with detangling and to add moisture to her hair.  Her hair retains moisture better when it's braided versus when it's in ponytails or loose.  I sprayed water and leave-in all over her hair.  I then rubbed her hair and scalp with the mint almond oil.  I parted it down the middle and applied the hair milk to both sections.  I was able to detangle, part, and braid her hair with no problem.

All done!

Now I already warned ya'll that my parts aren't the straightest in the world.  But this will work just fine since we will probably be stuck in the house for the next few days due to the weather.

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment!  Check back later for the results of my braid out I did this week! 😙