Sunday, February 1
Naomi is restless and fussy today. She's been unusually tired and mopey all day and I think may have a small bug of some sort. We need to keep slowing down because the pulling is bothering her. (Yes, perhaps I shouldn't spoil her and cater to her tenderheadedness, but I do want this to be a good experience for her). AND we encountered a couple test locs put in by one of the other consultants we interviewed. They are not lined up with what we are doing and are a different pattern, so it took some time to take those out before we could move on. We finished the day with 230+ total locs.
We have the rest of the back middle section to complete, and then the two sides of the back. So probably a good three more sessions. She has so much hair! Once finished, the earlier sections will be about due for a tightening, so we'll probably have to give it all a once over to get everything tight and consistent.
This time we put the unlocked hair in the back into large cornrows for our transition to the next session.
Sunday, January 25
Another Sunday afternoon locking hair. Sunday is the only chunk of free time that works for both us and our loctician. We've settled into a routine . . . pop in a DVD, set out some snacks, have water handy to stay hydrated, and a timer that Naomi gets to choose when to set for her next stretch break. She is so good and often adds more time once it rings. I think the control helps her to not be so restless. I encourage lots of stretching when we do take a break, and there is mini-tramp to bounce off some energy. We're up to almost 200 locs!
It's a bit of a challenge styling through the transitions, but so far we have been doing pretty good. Here we are ready for school with the front locs pulled back, unfinished upper back sides braided, and unfinished lower back sides and middle back pulled into a low puff.
3 comments:
She is so beautiful Nancy, and the locks look great. I'm going to bookmark this, I know I'll need it in a few years :)
Shawn
Thanks Shawn! My locktician was actually finishing a re-tightening with a 4 year old on our last visit. You can start the locks with an inch and a half of hair. Lots of mom's (especially adopting mom's with less experience with African hair) are opting for Sisterlocks for their daughters. It's a great way to stay natural and not drive yourself -- and your sweet child -- crazy.
This is very interesting. My daughter is two.I see this in our future. I am glad you are letting us cyber experience it with Naomi. Lock on! :)
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