Rooting Is Done

48 hours later and little Tanner has hair, has had his first haircut, rooted eyelashes and eyes.

I am going to show you how I seal the hair inside the head; I am also going to put my magnet behind the mouth on the inside so he can take a pacifier.

I rooted the eyelashes...Not sure how I feel about that process. This is my first time doing it and I am still leaning towards rooting sleeping babies. I am sure in time with tons of practice I will get it fully. :0)

On to sealing the hair: After all that hard work with rooting you don't want to comb your baby's hair and have it falling out. 

Hair is rooted, eyes are inserted and eyelashes have been rooted.

Side view of the eyelashes.

To seal the hair on the inside of the head, I use Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Magnetic Pacifier and magnet. Super simple to make your own magnetic pacifiers:

I buy a regular pacifier. Cut the nipple part all the way down. Make sure you have a clean cut. I use a hot glue gun and glue the magnet to the pacifier. That is all there is to it.

I use a long handled fan brush to spread the glue inside the head.

Pour a good amount inside the head. Now take the fan brush and gently spread the glue all around the head. Make sure to cover all the hairs that you see inside the head. At this time you can also seal up the eye openings from where you have inserted the eyes. I did not get a picture of doing this since seeing that area of the head is not easy. You will see two eye sockets inside. Take your a sharp knife and cut just along the top to make a flap. Pull the flap down and insert the eyes. Use your finger to straighten the eye. Do this for both eyes. After I insert the eyes I make sure they are straight. How to do this is put your head under some lights and look into the pupil of the eyes. Are the dots of light even? If so they are straight.

Now take the other magnet and put some glue on. Line up the magnet with the mouth and your pacifier and let the head sit with opening opened for air flow. Allow to completely dry. This can take anywhere from 24-48 hours or longer depending on how thick you applied your glue. I usually wait 72 hours before assembling the kit. If I am in a hurry, I will use a hair dryer to help the drying process. 

Next we will add weight and assemble the kit.

Happy Reborning!