as you knw my son cut his hair back in November 2010, and i was devastated, but i do have updated pictures, I did a ocuple of styles on his hair, and i'm excited enjoy the pictures. I will start with the one that really has me Excited.

I was able to get his hair into THREE ponytails... I ws more than exstatic, i was finally seeing the growth.

The bands, we're not afaird of color

 what i used for the styles in this post. water( not pictured), terry cloth bands, african pride oil and just for me hair milk ( dont really like it but it works)

the before

the excitment

The Lent
Does anyone have any tips for lessing the lent?

The Chain ponytails, I parted the hair into 4 sections to do the chain ponytails

he's starting to pose on his own, very scary :o)

This style lasted 2 days, and then was scary looking. I'm sure it would've lasted longer if i did them smaller and used rubber bands

1 month After the Big Cut

Because i was in such a state of "depression" after he cut his hair I don't have many pictures, But this is one of my attempts at putting his hair in ponytails I believe these where chain ponytails, that didn't actually conect

The back, only a few actually connected to eash other, the sections where he cut it hiself were even worse

a few days after his 3rd Birthday party i was able to get about 10 ponytails, maybe a little more, so it was progress right?

a few weeks after his cut and i was feeling a little better, but still thought he looked funny from with such small ponytails

this was taken in january, his ponytails starting to get a litte bigger i believe i had 8 ponytails

Something Updated

So if you haven't seen or heard, Last November my son cut his hair, more than once I was devasted... to say the least. Then he cut it again,, and there was no way around having to cut it to make it even... When i cut it he cried, and called for my mom to "help me please" and my son is a late talker so it was a little funny. here's pictures



the week before he cut it birthday pictures.
It took a lot of teasing to get his fro just right



the front where he cut it



you can really see the damage, there was no way to hide it







the back, a big chunk





I think Mommy did a good job



again the picture of the front damage

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the cut.

and all that was cut..... I think i was in a state of depression for a couple of weeks, And i cried. I just felt so bad, because he would not look in a mirror for a whole week, and when he did he would turn it down or push it way.... of course this happened back in november, but i'm still not use to him with short hair

2 layered Braids

2 layered Braids with individuals in the back and beads. This picture was taken about 2 weeks after i did it. I was surprised by how well it help up.

I used this parting comb, to help with my parts
a brush and wide tooth comb, detangler, and Lassinoh lanolin ( yes the stuff that you use for sore nipples when breast feeding) to hold his edges, its very thick and works in place of gel.

My supplies of choice

Dry hair, stay tuned for what it looked like before this, coming next

I started out by combing out and detangling his hair. I had 6 different sections and did them one by one. Spraying with detangler, I began at the bottom and worked my way to the top. Once a section was done, i twisted it and started on the next

After all the hair was detangled, I  parted his hair in half at the crown, ( going from ear to ear) I tried off the back potion with a Pony tail holder, and parted the top half into 3 sections. Braiding every which way. I did not have any particular design in my head.

 Once the front was done, I braided the back into individuals and added beads to the ends. Most woman want use beads on their son's hair because it is too girly, but I use them to accessorize... we have to some fun, with our little boys hair

here it is 2 weeks later.

Playing catch upp on photos

So ladies this is my feeble attempt at playing cath up on the blog. My son has went trhough many hairstyles in his 3 years, and if i would've know tahti would have ablog, I would have documented better... :o)

My son was born with a beautiful head of hair. It started to curl at about 2 months, and the at 3 months with started falling out on the sides

3 months and it started coming out on the edges



Playing in his hair



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6 months and a total Mowhak



You can See all around the Edges

the back of his head, was always a nightmare, dry and very tangled

My little Man.

So i' mintroducing my little man. Mr. T, well his name is Tye Hale', so ya'll will see me type Tye all the time. enjoy the many pictures

Tye at Birthday, a head full of hair

4 weeks, very straight hair

6 weeks, starting to curl

10 weeks a curla nd the edges are starting to leave.

What's in a Curl? getting to the Basics Hair Types

Many blogs might start off with the products used, but i'm a little different. Well a lot different. I want to start off my first official post by talking about Curl Types. I"m going to make a big assumption that most of my readers and followers have mixed/biracial children, if that's not you dont take offense you are still welcomed and wanted Lol.

We've all heard the term "Good Hair" probally more than once in your children's or your life time. I'm going to tell you now I dispise the term, can't stand it, so I would like all responder to try and use a differnt term, because all hair is good hair.

Many parent's who are not used to this hair type probally feel lost with what to, and i think a good way to get started is to determine what type of curl or hair pattern your child has, to some it may not matter or help, but it feels good to have some type of controll and knowledge of the unknow.

Type Words to desribe this type of hair varies, Kinky, Tightly Coiled, Afro'd, Nappy, "BAD" ( one word we never want to use negative words to describe our children's hair. It is thei crown and glory and if Mommy or Daddy, does not like it how can children grow to love and except what they can not change, with out drastic measures( pressing relaxing, etc unless you want to, different story)
Type 4 is kinky, or very tightly curled, with a clearly visible curl pattern

• Circumference: Crochet needle or even smaller

• The hair is very wiry, very tightly coiled and very, very fragile

• Type 4 hair can range from fine/thin to wiry/coarse with lots and lots of strands densely packed together

• Type 4 hair has fewer cuticle layers than any other hair type, which means that it has less natural protection from the damage you inflict by combing, brushing, curling, blow-drying and straightening it

• Type 4 hair is known to shrink up to 75% of the actual hair length

• There are two Type 4 subtypes:

•4a: Tightly coiled hair that, when stretched, has an "S" pattern, much like curly hair. It tends to have more moisture than 4b; has a definite curl pattern

 4b: Has a "Z" pattern, less of a defined curl pattern. Instead of curling or coiling, the hair bends in sharp angles like the letter "Z"; has a cotton-like feel

Type

Type 3c hair has tight curls in corkscrews

• Circumference: Pencil or straw

• The curls can be either kinky, or very tightly curled, with lots and lots of strands densely packed together

• Getting this type of hair to blow dry straight is more challenging than for 3a or 3b, but it usually can be done

• The very tight curls are usually fine in texture

Type is more curly with big defined curls, may be pron to tangles. ( in my opinion)

There is a definite loopy "S" pattern

• Curls are well-defined and springy

• Type 3 hair has a lot of body; it is easily styled in its natural state or straightened with a blow-dryer

• It isn't coarse, like many believe, but soft and very fine—there's just a lot of it

• Combinations of Type 3a and 3b curls are common

• There are two Type 3 subtypes:

•3a: Curls are naturally big, loose and usually very shiny.
Circumference: sidewalk-chalk size

3b: Medium amount of curl, from bouncy ringlets to tight corkscrews.
Circumference: Sharpie size

Type  wavy hair which our mothers with straight have may feel more comfortable with.

Just a few  facts about this type

• The wave or curl forms throughout the hair in the shape of the letter "S"

• Type 2 hair sticks close to the head; it won't bounce up, even when layered

• There are three Type 2 subtypes:

2a: Fine, thin and very easy to handle; easily straightened or curled

2b: Medium-textured and a little resistant to styling; has a tendency to frizz

2c: Thick and coarse and more resistant to styling and will frizz easily

I got all of the information from Naturally Curly, and it also shows pictures of what these types look like. But i wanted to mention that some of type 4 and type 3 hair styles are actual styles and not what it looks like. If you would like to send pictures of you or your children's hair types please feel free to email us @ onceuponacurl@yahoo.com