mama's new hair cut

so... my hair was getting pretty long. i had been growing it out since we lived in chicago. for what reason, i have no clue. so i decided, hey, i'll chop it all off.

before

i tried to convince some of my young life girls to cut theirs with me. no luck. i said i would wait until baby girl was just about here, or just after. but... lately i just needed a change. my clothes aren't fitting. i'm getting just a bit bigger. and my hair was a pain in the behind to dry & fix. and i was running low on patience. so i told kyle i was going to do it. chop it off. and then if i hate it, it will at least have a few months to grow before the babe is here. i just didn't want to do to the typical new mom thing - cut your hair short right when baby comes. why i felt that why, i don't know. i'm sure it's a million times easier.

so... i did it. it was a lot shorter than i thought. though, when kyle met me in college, i had just chopped my hair and i'm pretty sure it was shorter than chin length... i texted kyle immediately... "it's so so so so short!" (yes, all those so's were necessary...)

after

(and yes, if you look at the pics, i didn't have any make up on in the "before" shot - hoping i would look even better in the "after picture." :) ever notice how magazines do that for make overs pictures??)

i'm still a little unsure of it. but still getting used to it. for now, kyle tells me i'm beautiful, big belly, short hair and all - and that's all i need to hear.