Guys.  Please ignore the fact that I look like a homeless hunchback lumberjack and CHECK OUT THAT GROWTH!!!  Only 4 months after my big chop!!  I was super faithful to my regimen to get this far (which means a lot of moisture and faithful deep conditioning) and I think I owe a lot of this new growth to my protective style!  It was an extremely harsh winter and I was determined to keep my hair safe and tucked away so it was braided with a little bit left out so I could wear my Big Chop U-Part wig, which I absolutely LOVED.

so fierce right?  I don’t think I will ever not love big dramatic hair.  So this was an extremely exciting time for me because I could really see how much progress I had made in such a short amount of time!  My edges were filled in and thick and I was getting length on the top which was sooo unbelievably exciting.  It’s always nice to see progress after you put a lot of hard work (and TLC) into something, but I think especially for women of color who have believed the lie that your hair doesn’t grow for so long..this is proof..it grows!!  I’m going to keep this post fairly short, because this is already 2 months old and I am officially at my 6 month mark!!  I just wanted to catch you guys up from when I was being a bad blogger.  In addition to posting my 6 month length check update pictures, I will also be posting a piece about my choice/use of protective styles so stay tuned for that!  As always, I’d love to see pictures of you on your journey and hear about the things you’ve experienced along the way so please share in the comments below!  Stay encouraged, stay moisturizing, and remember that shrinkage is too real y’all.