New Photos

Here's my eldest crazy girl. Doesn't she look good with locks? I think they suit her personality perfectly. They're fun and free, just like her! See that little one in the bottom pic? That's my 2 year old and I'm gonna lock her up this year too. I was waiting for her to get old enough to stay still and I learned that all I have to do is pretend I'm doing someone else's hair and, voila, here she comes running! Lol. I'll let you know when her big day is. Until then, take care of your hair!

Long awaited photos

Hello everyone. Here are some photos of my daughter's progress. She is about 10 months into her locking experience. These photos are from last year and this year. From 2 months onward. From her crown to her nape, she is budding and some are almost fully locked. From the crown to her front and side hair line, you can still see the braid pattern. I'm noticing that as her hair locks, it looks shorter and thicker. The hair that is still braided is considerably longer and skinnier than the locked hair. I'm patiently waiting to see the progress in length. Her hair is growing like weeds because I can see it by how often she needs retightening. I haven't been able to tighten her hair in a while because I'm in nursing school. I have barely any time. Then the end of last year we found out we were expecting another addition to our family. So, I had a few months of morning sickness to deal with. I'm still happy with the decision to lock. I think they are quite becoming on her. I'm currently in the process of retightening her hair and will post more photos of the finished result. Please ask me any questions or comment to let a sister know how you're doing, what you like, suggestions or even just for simple support. That's all for now. Take care!

My Daughter's Lock Journey Has Begun!!

omg! that's the basic reaction to my daughter's hair. she is now braidlocked (bradeloc'd)! it took me exactly 7 days. yes, an entire week to install her microlocks. because she was still attending school and i'm still breastfeeding my other baby girl (7 mos. old), i could only do a couple hours a night.I wanted them to be micro/small. the outer perimeter are smaller than the middle of her head. she LOVES them! they fit her personality. i love the styling freedom and the endless options. i owe all of you ladies out there a debt of gratitude for being generous with your shared stories, trials and tribulations, tips and tricks. you have helped us establish a new chapter in our lives. i am posting some before/during/after photos. i enjoy watching her hair every day it seems to change each day in some form. i just look at her and smile and i know we made the right choice. i already heard a naysayer mention that "...dreads aren't supposed to be that small". i rolled my eyes. this comes from a permie who wears long flowing weaves more often than not. what i wanted to say was, "no, our hair isn't supposed to be Caucasian straight. if it were to be so, it would grow out of our scalps that way and you wouldn't have to buy it from the store." but being me, polite and soft-spoken (most of the time), i kept this to myself. perhaps the next person who mentions something like that won't escape so easily. to borrow again from that often quoted statement made by marcus garvey : remove the kinks from your brain, not your hair!

*help*please*

i spent another weekend obsessing over locs. i stalked just about every blog relating to all types of different locs! with each one i am more inspired, although i am still a bit apprehensive. i don't know why exactly. i've been natural for 5+ years already. i am pretty comfortable with my natural hair. i just think i need to talk to someone who actually has locs. i think i need a little push to get me off the fence. problem is, no one has replied to my requests nor comments. i visit other blogs and i leave comments and questions in hopes that at least Some One will communicate with me. so far, no good. (sigh) *help*please*

i went to anais karim's fotki and was amazed at her hair! she started out with micro bradelocz. i want mine to be that size for styling flexibility, however, i don't know if i can maintain it by myself.

i did a few test locs on myself. (i misplaced my camera and will post the pics soon) i made teeny tiny twists and used a small amount of styling gel to keep them together. i must say that i liked the result! i expected the ends to curl and wave but i didn't expect the entire length of my hair to do it too. my hair looks like very slim telephone cords. lol. my husband admired them and my 8 year old daughter liked them so much she wants me to do hers too! i will be looking on the web for little girls who have micro locs to show her what she can expect. i'm confident that i can maintain her locs. i'll be using the latching method. i never put relaxer in her hair. i tried to instill in her the true beauty of her natural hair. i'm glad to see that she likes locs.