yesterday afternoon, i decided to put henna in my hair. this is something i do fairly regularly. chris was at work and gavin was in his exersaucer, happily watching signing time. i mixed it up and put it in my hair and then covered my hair in a plastic bag (not the most attractive thing, but it gets the job done) to let it sit for a half hour or so.

i went out to the living room and gavin saw me, he looked at my head for a bit, then went on watching signing time. a few minutes later he was done with the dvd and was whining for me to pick him up, so i did. he started crying. like i was someone else. i think the smell of the henna and the bag on my head was too weird for him. he didn’t calm down until after i fed him, at which point he was content with the idea that yes, i was actually his mama. he was very pleased after the rinsing was complete.