My Hot Water Smells Like Bacon...and other things.

I'm trying to blog regularly, but life, a new job, and my busy baby keep me away from my computer most days when I get home...

The other day my niece warmed up some hot water in my mom's microwave.  She then said..."My hot water smells like bacon."  It was hilarious.  Her water actually didn't smell like bacon. The microwave does, however, smell like bacon because my mom cooks bacon in it every day for breakfast.  Funny.

I had my second retightening this past Saturday.  My locks are a little over two months old.  In fact, they are two months and one day.  My hair is growing (and itching) like crazy.  I'm definitely noticing some changes.  At my first retightening my consultant did the retight and then banded and washed my hair.  Note to everyone...Carols Daughter shampoo is NOT the business if you have locks...it left some residue on my hair and scalp that had to be washed out (scrubbed is a better word for it).  It was crazy.  Anyways.  My consultant said that my locks were looking great, no slippage or anything.

I mentioned to her that I have had crazy itching.  She suggested tea tree oil.

For my second retight, I washed my hair the night before and she said I did an excellent job at braiding and banding.  Braiding and banding took like two forevers.  But I'm glad I did a good job.  I did have some slippage this time, around the edges and in the back where my texture is looser.  She said that I now have a thin patch that wasn't there at my first retight.  I'm a little concerned about that and I've been trying to think about what I did differently during the second month.  Hmmm...I was patting my head (okay, banging on my head with my hands) a whole heck of a lot because I was trying to avoid scratching.  Maybe that was it.  Maybe it was the oil she used, plus the witch hazel, plus the banging.  Or it could have been the bcp's I started a week or so ago (but have since stopped-a whole 'nother story).  Who knows.  I'm just hoping it doesn't continue to be a problem.

I absolutely love my hair.  It was going every which way after the retight, but it has settled down.  I even have balls on the ends of a few locks.  Hurray.

Hubby is giving baby a bath and she is babbling non-stop.  It is so cute.  Today when we got home I said "C'mon baby, let's take off your shoes."  She looked up at me, and then reached down and started pulling her shoe ties (velcro).  The she sat down and continued, as if she was going to take her shoes off herself.  She constantly amazes me and I love her to pieces.