To say that my youngest daughter is a rough sleeper would be an understatement.
She always wakes up with the back of her hair in knots, always,and you can tell how well she slept by how big the knot is.
She is, what we like to call, a “brain rocker”. To help herself fall to sleep she rocks her head back and forth, and in the process ties her hair into big, fat knots!
Every morning we do the “Big Comb Out”
I plop her in front of her favorite cartoon and as gently as possible work on the rats nest that was at one time her hair.
After a few tears, we get to this: nice smooth piggy tails.
Occasionally we will get fancy and do some messy buns,
but mostly she gets piggies.
The reason for nice tight piggies?
Because when nap time rolls around…
the rockin’ starts and because I don’t want a repeat of the “Big Comb Out” tight piggy tails it is.
She is a master at working those piggies nice and lose and lop sided during her afternoon naps, but at least she doesn’t get the knots.
and that
Makes for one very
happy 4 year-old.
Oh my goodness! That is some messy hair. But it looks so cute once you get it combed out. I love that smile too. So cute.
You think that looks bad. You should see it after a day when Mommy is not home, and Daddy is the one in charge.
Poor girl, I let her walk around all day with that messy hair.
Hey, I got it. I need to buy her a few pink baseball caps for when Daddy is in charge. 🙂
I think I’ve seen a few of those dad’s in charge days! LOL! But we love her no matter how cute or messy her hair is! Hope she liked preschool!
Mine inevitably gets braids for that very reason. Also to avoid the food that misses the mouth.
I want to see the “after nap” pictures!
That is crazy! That definatley is the perfect definition of “bed head”. She is such a cutie, and I love the messy buns. too cute…
Oh, I thought my girls were the only ones that woke up with hair that looks like that. It’s why I make them keep it long, so I can braid it before bedtime, when we remember. When we forget it get ugly. Her piggies look really cute though.
*hugs*
I force my girls to sleep in braids, too. And use lots of detangle spray for nights I forget. That is some serious hair!!
That looks like quite a project you take on every day. She’s cute! Four is such a sweet age.