Hair...A Single Ponytail At Last.

Below is a picture of Lizzie's hair from September of last year...it was so short and sparse.  There was next to nothing for me to even run my fingers through (and this was already considerably thicker than when she first came home).

Fast forward a year to these days.  Her 'au natural' hair is very tightly curled and contracts so much that it still looks quite short...

But, as you can see from the picture below, which was taken about a month ago after I finished combing through her hair (can you see the last of the conditioner still in it?), it's become very, very thick.  A year ago there was hardly anything to run my hands through...now I can't get my fingers through it!

Last week, one of Lizzie's wishes finally came true because her hair was long enough to gather it all into a single ponytail.  She looked adorable and, despite not being very smiley in the pictures, she was hopping around with glee after taking a look at herself in the mirror.  Her hair is thick and long and lustrous now...truly it is amazing what a little time and nutrition can do.