NOTE: I scheduled this post before the pre-term labor scare went down. I got my haircut last week just in the knick of time!
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I recently hopped into the minivan after I’d loaded the girls in and as soon as I shut my door, Rachel said, “Mmmmm, Mommy, you smell good.”
“It’s probably my lotion,” I said since I’d just slathered some on my only slightly stubbly legs. I can’t remember the exact scent – White Cotton from Bath & Body Works maybe.
“That does smell good,” Madeline said, “like orzo.”
Orzo?
“Mmmm…Mommy smell good!” Mary Elizabeth piped in.
Orzo or not, I’ll take it considering I came home after my first haircut in a year, and Rae told me I looked weird and Madeline asked how they put those there. “Those” referring to the chic, side-swiped bangs I’d just acquired. Fortunately, my husband has never told me I smelled like pasta before (although he has mentioned that I sometimes exude the scent of garlic after eating a particularly garlicky dish), and he loves my new hairstyle. As does our very cool and hip babysitter, so it’s all good.
Here’s the new do on orzo-smelling mama:
You look EXCEEDINGLY cute.
(However, in sniffing the computer screen, I do not smell orzo.)
Love it!!! Always good to have a new look before the baby arrives!
What a gorgeous mama! Love the cut. Might copy it :)
Very cute.
I always get my hair cut right before the baby’s born.
You’re so gorgeous! LOVE the hair!! Very chic and pretty. Take good care of yourself.
Kate- Your hair looks great! Maybe one day we’ll get to chat when we’re not falling asleep at odd times with our children :)
Jessica
Love the hair cut! Wish I didn’t have 5 million cowlicks in my hair so I could do a really cool “do” like that. Alas…my hair is what it is. I am trying to be OK with it.
Hope that your semi-bed rest predicament is going well. I will keep you in my prayers!
Beautiful cut! I love the length. Stay well!
I just love your hair cut!!! :)
Love it! You look so pretty! I wouldn’t complain about smelling like orzo; kids are brutally honest. Could have been much, much worse. :)
The bangs are adorable on you! I don’t have enough forehead (and don’t go to the hair salon often enough) to pull them off myself but I have noticed that they’re really in style right now, and I can see why!
PS my son has been sick so I didn’t get a chance to comment earlier in the week, but I read your posts and I’ve been keeping you and your baby in my prayers!
So sorry you’ve got a sick little one on your hands. Oh and believe me, I have considered the challenge of having bangs, especially considering this was the first time in over a year I visited the salon. I’d say I could trim them myself, but when I used to try and cut my horse’s mane, it always turned into a zigzg mess, and my mom would have to try to sabotage it for me. My new hairdresser said I can always use cute bobbypins to keep the bangs out of my eyes as they grow, so that’s my plan!
Love it! And the shower curtain too :)
I’m going to have to tell my daughters that plenty of people approve of the new do. :-) They actually like my hair now, too. I think it’s always a shock for our little ones when we leave home looking like we’ve always looked and then return home with a somewhat altered appearance.
I have to say I’m so glad I got this done before my “retricted activity” mandate went down. It’s a very easy style to manage, and it’s amazing what a new haircut and a quick swipe of mascara can do for a mama who is forced into slug mode and stuck inside on the couch for most of the day. It makes me still feel human – and like a woman rather than just a gestating machine!
Blessings!
I love the bangs! You look fantastic!
Thinking of you and sending lots of prayers and love from Atlanta. Hope to see you all soon!