Are your parents from Idaho then? I live in Idaho and grew up here and the mentality here is extremely conservative and most of the population is very judgmental to anything that is different from the "norm" let it slide. I don't have all that much support but then I'm not doing it for anyone else, in fact I'm doing it to get away from everyone else s expectations of me.
Looks great so far, my roots did/are doing the same bumpy craziness, it gets pretty crazy as it progresses!
I have 5 kids, 14 month old girl, 8 year old girl, 11 year old boy with Autism, 13 year old girl and a 15 yr old girl with RAD ... I have to go to meetings all the time with the school boards, therapists, counselors etc. I also have a bachelors degree in human services and will be entering the professional workforce soon and my husband and I own a business and both have tattoos...everywhere. 
I am only 2 months in my dready journey and they are a mess but I love them and they are extension of who I am. I refuse to follow stereotypes and I have been breaking peoples expectations of me all my life. Nobody has had the balls to say anything negative to me, they will state they don't like them but nothing towards me personally. My kids all love them and now my teenagers are growing their hair out so they can dread too. Like everyone else says, it's your life.
I think they look awesome!! Definitely following your timeline!
Mine are twist and rip and my roots are doing exactly the same thing. I'm only coming up on month two and so far all mine have stayed in but did loosen a lot. I have some crazy loops and bumps and stuff. I know their doing what their supposed to so I wear a lot of hats/tams/headbands for now. It gets discouraging but keep truckin.. You can see all my photos and thoughts on flckr here http://www.flickr.com/photos/43735941@N02/sets/72157632391504959/ it helps to know your not alone. Happy dreading
I know exactly how you feel, I'm only one month in my dreads and my scalp has done the same thing. I understand that it is adjusting to the new routine of little to no physical stimulation and chemical products. It was so bad a couple weeks ago I got super frusturated. For me personaly.. I'm kinda financially deprived with 5 kids..so i can't spend a lot on special soaps.. so I use about 2 tbls baking soda in a normal shampoo bottle with water and about 4-5 drops tea tree essential oilthen rinse with about 3/4 cup of ACV and cool water with about 5 drops peppermint essential oil and I leave it in for a few minutes, then rinse a lot with cool water. sometimes I put like a pea size amount of Dr Bronners in my BS mix but not much. And last week I made a rinse that helped my scalp. I boiled dried sage and dried rosemary from the grocery store, and let them steap for like 30 minutes and then put in fridge. I added it to my acv rinse and it was heaven!! I also get my oils from a local place that is comparable to Doterra in therapuatic grade and a lot cheaper. My friend is a mom that sells out of her home.. I promise I'm not trying to promote specific products.. you can get oils everywhere.. these are just what I have found works great. https://www.facebook.com/ButterflyExpressOils?fref=ts
Your timeline is Badass!! I hope mine progress like yours they look awesome!
It looks like they recovered nicely from the interlocking! Awesome 
Nice, it looks like you and I have similiar hair types, my tnr did the same thing. I'm only at a month tooso I don't have much progress to show yet =) I'm super stoked to see how it goes!
I love your honesty! I feel insecure at times with mine and I'm only at the beginnig. Even in the dreadlock world people can be judgmental. I don't think it matters what method or maintenence routines you choose as long as you make informed decisions and they work for you. Thats what I've concluded anyway.. It's a very personal experience and none of us are the same =)
