Matthias will be 2 in March. Gosh, already. I can hardly believe it has been that long since he was born. He grew up way too fast. His hair grew way too fast too. That is my dilemma. I am uncertain about cutting it.
I don’t know what it is but I love that hair. His daddy does too. I am fairly certain he wants Matthias’ hair to stay just like it is even more than I do. But, it is long. Like, I have to condition it to remove tangles, and brush it, and he is constantly doing the “hair toss” to keep it out of his face kind of long. We’ve decided several times that this week is the week that we are going to cut it. We never go through with it though.
*sigh*
Maybe it is because I think it is the sweetest thing ever to be awakened by those soft blonde locks tickling the inside of my nose. He likes to snuggle. Maybe it is because he won’t look like a baby anymore and well, he is the last baby and maybe we are just holding on. Maybe it is just such a part of his personality that we’re afraid a new look may not suit him.
I’m not sure. What do you think?
I’m also so over hearing people call him a “pretty little girl”. Um, hello… he is wearing GI Joe and ripped jeans. Yes, ripped jeans. He is a cool, long-haired baby toddler baby. 
My son had the exact same hair cut at matthias age (can you call it a haircut when it’s really a “no” hair cut) and the we cut when he was about 3.5 because he started crying when people would say “what a beautiful little girl”. I regretted it ever since but at the time it was the right thing to do. Now, 1.5 years later, is long again and he refuses to cut it. He says he loves his curls, but, boy do we go through the conditioner. I highly recommend VO5′s Detangling spray!
The first haircut is always the hardest. But you’ve been through this before and already know this. He’s a doll baby though and it sounds like he gets plenty of love and attention. You’ll know when it’s time. No worries!
my vote is leave that baby’s hair just like it is!!! You could just trim his bangs so they stay out of his eyes. I listened to the opinions of every one else and made my 2 boys get their long locks chopped and I am so sorry I did. I loved their long hair. It’s unique and down right cool!!!!
girl, you’ve seen the haircuts of the men in my life. so you are asking the wrong girl!
He is so cute and I must admit that he is sweet!
He is a cutie. I’m quite smitten by him.
Amy he is precious
Well if it were me I think I would trim it but you have to go “with the peace” as my pastor says. Hope this helps.
Aghh.. I know. I have peace with letting it grow and just trimming the bangs.
My 4 yr old son has long hair and doesn’t want us to cut it. I trim it every so often but we haven’t cut it in over a year. But my son doesn’t have beautiful curly hair like your little guy. I think you should keep his hair like it is. He is beautiful!!!
Thank you, Kristina! We have definitely decided to keep it long for a while.
It won’t matter WHAT you dress your child in……they’ll get called something else. I used to dress Annie in PINK DRESSES and she would still get called a boy. HELLO?! I didn’t know it was standard practice to dress boys in pink dresses. Guess I missed the memo.
I say the hair stays.
Girl.. I know. Why is it that people can’t remember that little girls wear pink and dresses and boys are dirty and have trucks on their shirts. Silliness.
He is so darn cute! Start with a trim… What am I saying, I couldn’t do it! When my daughter trimmed my grandson Bentley’s locks I was so darn mad! The only “bad” thing you mentioned was that he had to toss it to get it out of his eyes. What does he think? Ha! At 2 they don’t care do they? What a problem and I am no help what.so.ever. Cuteness comes at a price. Just sayin’
Girl, he does care. He does not want anyone touching his “haiwrrrwr”. Or something like that.
I understand! Both of my boys had beautiful hair. The older one had Shirley Temple curls. Seriously! He looked like her! My younger one didn’t really have curls, but his hair was so baby fine and white blonde. When I finally cut it, I was sad. But, I look back at his pictures and see that it needed to be done!
By the way, while I was reading your post about this, my older son saw your son’s picture (from a distance) and said, “Is that XXX (name of my younger son)?” Their hair is (was) VERY similar!
Awe! We have cutie patootie babies, don’t we?
Oh don’t cut it!! And those saying he’s a cute girl are blind and may say it even if he had a short haircut….he looks all boy to me
If you need to tirm a little here and there but hold on to those curls a while longer! My son is going to 30 in a few days…and he is my baby…he was almost three before I cut his. I think it is a last baby thing but love it and let those who think otherwise cut thier own kids hair!!
You are so right. I am not cutting it. Just a trim of the bangs.
Oh I feel your pain! I *wish* I had the same problem. We’ve been cutting my son’s hair since he was less than 9 months old. His hair grew crazy fast like mine and was spotty around the top…requiring a nice close trim not to appear crazy. Good luck!
Wow! Since he was nine months? He must have had a head full… sweet little guy.
I had a little one with hair that color and could not cut his hair off either. I just trimmed it a little to keep it out of his face. They can only have it longer for a short while. Enjoy it as long as you can. PS when my mum cut my brother’s curls when we were young the curls did not come back until he was an adult! Hugs Ketena
Ketena, the same thing happened to my little brother. He had the most beautiful curls until he was almost two and then my mom cut it. I remember I cried. He finally got his curls back a few years ago. He is over 30. I’m so not cutting my lil’ man’s hair. I must protect the curls.
My little man didn’t have curls, but some people still thought he was a girl… although he was dressed like a boy. Some boys are just too handsome. :) I remember not wanting his hair cut too short… so that would be my vote… just don’t go too short.
On the flip side, my little lady, dressed all in pink, with lace in her shoes, and hearts on them too… people thought she was a boy.
That definitely made me cautious to say “Oh, what a cute baby” (instead of boy or girl). Though I think my judgement is better, unless they are dressed very neutral.
Pink and lace are those kinds of things that scream, “hey. I’m a girl”. I don’t get it. People are too funny.
I remember the first time we had to cut my son’s hair. It was sad seeing those little curls go. But he enjoyed the “big boy” cut and it went better than I expected. It’s up to you. If it’s getting too difficult to comb through, maybe just go for a trim. Keep some of the curls. :)
I think that is exactly what I’m going to do, Shelly! I have to leave some. I can’t part with all of them just yet.
My boys had that adorable hair, too. Your son does make a pretty girl.
Mine both dressed up in girl’s clothes (at different times) and they were sweet little girly girls. Ha. When I look back at pictures, I wish I would have cut my older boy’s hair a little sooner. I just loved those curls! So, if you can’t bring yourself to do it, don’t. Eventually you will. I wouldn’t let him go past 3 though.
He would have made a pretty girl! lol Thanks, Kimberly!
We had to cut my son’s hair pretty early on. He was born with a mullet, and he had a lot of hair everywhere except on his sideburns…where he was completely bald. Weird. So we had to cut the rest to minimize the bald look right before his 1st birthday. It helped and even though he gets a soft wave when we let his hair get too long (his sideburns finally grew in), we keep his hair pretty short. Even when his hair is “long” it usually doesn’t need more than 3/4 of an inch cut off.
A mullet? Oh that is too cute! I hope you took lots of photos of that.
My baby girl (14 mos) has very little hair and everyone thinks she’s a boy, no matter what frilly pinkness I have her in. Maybe they could switch?
My three year old has bleach blond hair with some curls and although I finally cut it when he was about your son’s age, I always let it grow a little longer than I should in between cuts. Because I can.
Isn’t that funny? Strangers can’t possibly think parents dress their boys in pink and their girls in GI Joe. I don’t get it. I just love the curls.
I know what you mean. My youngest, who will be 9 tomorrow (I can’t believe it!!), was born with a head of hair. By the time he was 1, he had beautiful auburn curls below his shoulders.When wet, it was half way down his back. Everyone thought he was a girl…even though he was in overalls and boy stuff. So we cut those beautiful curls and he became bleach blonde. What??? I miss his beautiful curls, especially since we have never been blessed with a girl or another child as we had prayed for. Perhaps I would have it go longer if I knew he would be my baby? But in the last few months, he is not too happy that he looks like a girl in his picture. I knew I would be in trouble letting him look like a girl.
…your little one is adorable!!
I think knowing he is the “baby” is part of the problem. I don’t want to let that go. But… I know he needs at least a trim. idk. lol
I love those curls. I long for the days that my little girls had soft baby curls like that. But alas those days are long gone. And unless God does a miracle we will not see them again until the grand kids comes.
I would probably hang on to that time for as long as I could.
I know. I think we will go for a trim so that it doesn’t keep getting in his face and eyes but that will be it. I just can’t bare the thought of cutting it all off.
He is adorable, Amy. And those curls are precious. Too difficult to see them grow so fast and become their own big people with their own personalities. I say don’t rush it, and don’t let anyone else push you if you’re not ready. Maybe ask him if he wants a big boy hair cut? Then again, maybe you already have. My kiddos are 10 1/2 and almost 14, and I would go back and slow things down if I could
However, I am also enjoying this stage immensly. Parenting… so painful, and wonderful all at the same time 
May God continue blessing your family, Amy.
~Stephanie
Thank you so much, Stephanie! It is hard to watch them grow. You want them to but at the same time it is painful. We have mentioned a hair cut to him and he says, “no!”. He does not like anyone touching his hair except when he is ready for bed. That, of course, makes it difficult to wash, detangle, brush and so on. I’m actually thinking if we did try to have it cut he’d throw a fit and we wouldn’t be able to. I just want to hold on to him like he is forever. *sigh*
if only…