HAIR ISSUES

All 4 of us have HAIR ISSUES, and I just have to tell about it!!!

First Jarrett, he would so NOT BE HAPPY if he knew that this was my topic tonight UGH! Well, with Jarrett, I won't tell anything personal-so not his style. He has very thick hair. It is very interesting that his hair was so much lighter as a child, and is really dark now. He is getting more and more SALT and PEPPER which I LOVE!

A very cute sweet story about that is: When Gage was 4, Jarrett was leaning over one day to tie his shoe. Gage said very loudly, "MOM! Daddy has black AND white FUR!!!" He He HEEEE loved it so much we laughed and laughed, as Gage saw Jarrett's gray which is much more obvious these days (Again, I love it).

So on to me, I have very thick hair also. It is naturally curly, many often think/ask if it is permed when they first meet me. It has been a battle for yrs as I used to comb and brush and fight the curls for years and years. FINALLY! I got sense enough (what, when I was 30?) to jsut leave the curl alone! We, not really. I have to put all kinds of goo in it every day to make it not look like a bad perm. So there. It takes forever to blow dry, but I have to do that, as if I wash night before it is straight by morning. I have joked with a friend (Christy) that I would wear some type of silk cap to try to keep the curls in but I have not tried it.

Next Gage! This little booger had such curly hair when he was a toddler. I could not cut it until he was 18 months old, and so many thought he was a sweet little girl. His hair was lighter when he was a toddler and it has darkened over the years. For quite a few years he would have it cut short, not quite a buzz. THEN, all of a sudden this yr he decided he wanted to let his hair grow long. I like it, Jarrett does not! The PROBLEM is that Gage does not comb it unless we remind him. It can be such a mess! He also has very thick hair, and has a pretty good wave also. It is very nice hair, and he loves to use good smelling coconut shampoo. So now we have allowed him to keep in long, but he does get it trimmed, the very ends, which is driving Jarrett nuts. I am not sure how long this is going to last!!!

And on to Butter Biscuit (precious nickname that Gage gave Grayson). One side note is that everyone often comments how much Grayson looks like Gage did as a tot. BUT a major difference is that Gage has much LIGHTER hair than Grayson. I really did not realize just how much darker Grayson's hair is until I started comparing pictures. But they really DO resemble each other in every other way. So Grayson's hair. He was born with very short tight thick dark hair,ohhh so so precious I noticed that the very first thing! The major concern is that he has this really really major COW LICK all the way across the top of his head right at the front. His hair will not go down back or front, so it is always a mess! I can comb and comb it, but no help. Poor baby, we just leave it a sweet mess.

Tidbit (Don't think us vain, we get ready in the morning and GO GO GO as Grayson says!!)
Just thought this would be fun to write about.

Hmm products. I use Pantene products, and right now am hooked on a hair pomade that is very thick, last thing I put on my hair to hold the curl in tight. If I don't use it, my hair is frizzy and straight, ick. I alternate between moisturizing shampoo and volumizing shampoo, and oh yeah, clarifying shampoo to get all the gunk out every few days. Actually I can mix the clarifying shampoo and the moisturizing for a pretty good fix. I ahve tried more expensive and also cheaper shampoos, Pantene is the one, but I like and use Loreal products also. Just the dry hair is such an issue with me so I have to use moisture at least every other day.

Tidbit: My sister suggested that I just wet and condition my hair every now and then to save on color lasting. One friend (you know who you are cutie) thought that would be gross, that they would not feel clean. I have done it when in a hurry to save time, it does ok, but wash is better.