the dearly departed

last night we said goodbye to the rat tail. it was a little sad, but we are all thankful that the end came quickly and without struggle.

madelyn is continuing to be on a wacky schedule with her napping. last night matt and i went to give blood at the church and maddie fell asleep on the way home (around 6:30pm). i tried to wake her up since it was so close to bedtime, but she just didn't want to and so she didn't . after one of my attempts at waking her madelyn got comfortable again with her face in my lap leaving me unobstructed access to the rat tail for as long as i wanted. so matt went to get a rubber band and the scissors. i cut the rat tail down to match the length of the rest of the hair near her neck. and the deed was done with maddie none the wiser.

i took the picture with the ruler next to the rat tail trying to capture the length, but it curled up. when you hold it straight it measures a full four inches. i knew that it was getting long, but i didn't quite realize how long!

so madelyn had her first haircut (i also snipped a few other hairs that hung longer than the rest on her neck) and we will all soon forget that she ever had the rat tail - that is until she is old enough to date. love.