Toby’s First Haircut

My son has a gorgeous and thick mop of blonde hair and needed a cut by about 11 months old. Overly confident after a few bang trims, I tried to do it myself with regular scissors while he ate breakfast and it was a fiasco. I had to take him to a pro to get it fixed and he ended up with a Marine-style “high & tight” because I’d cut it so short on one side. We’ve gone to a local salon (cheap non-kid one) with booster seats ever since, every 3 months or so (he’s turning 5 this week). I get my daughter’s curly hair trimmed every 2 or 3 visits and trim her bangs at home.

His little face in the top photo is so precious! That’s me in basically every situation ever.

So sweet! It is funny how a haircut can make a kid look so grown up. I love the haircut. He seems so sweet and has such an awesome personality. You’re very lucky! He seems bound to be a wonderful man with great parents like you! :)

What an adorable haircut!This post makes me want to procreate!
I better go to a McDonald’s Play Place to counteract the cuteness, and remind myself to wait. ;)

I cut my girls’ hair when they were little, and started taking them to a salon when they started school. I’d trim their bangs between cuts. They had simple chin length blunt cuts. Although I wanted them to have long hair, my oldest had fine, slippery hair which would slide out of barrettes and pony tail holders, and my youngest had hair which knotted when it grew long. As adults, they both have short hair. Toby is so cute! I wish I could reach through the photo and give him a hug! You have two precious boys!

I love his haircut but his “lovely” comment is just so adorable. It seems like he has such a sweet soul. I tried cutting my (now 22 months old) son’s hair but it made me too nervous. We ended up taking him to a pro and I definitely teared up after his first one, it made him look so grown up!

My husband has been cutting my 3 year old’s bangs for a couple of years now, but the last time he did it, she wouldn’t sit still and we ended up having to go to the little salon around the corner from us. I took a million pictures of her sitting there, very brave, while the nice stylist cut her hair. She listened to directions (“close your eyes, and tilt your chin down!”) like such a little pro. It made me cry!

He looks great!!!

Please tell Toby that I think he looks very handsome with his new haircut.

I have never cut my children’s hair – they love going to a salon! My husband has taken my son to a barber for many years now and they get their haircuts together (secret men’s business)

I cut my son’s hair in the bathtub while he’s majorly distracted. But I have to wait to do his bangs until he’s asleep in his carseat!

He is going to be SUCH a lady killer! Those eyes and eyelashes!

We started shaving my son’s head at 18 months but stopped when we started getting sympathic looks in public. He did kind of look sickly but he loved the short hair!
He now goes to the barber shop with daddy every few months then to the bakery down the street.
Toby is such a cutie pie! He’s definitely reached
Big-Bou status!

I did my almost 3 year old’s first couple of haircuts since they were easy and she was easy to distract at 15 months. But then we started taking her to the haircuttery with her dad and that was ok…until one time they just straight up butchered her hair – it was uneven/too short/everything was wrong! My MIL noticed via skype! (of course).
Now I take her to an actual salon. It’s a little more ($15/cut) but she looks STYLING! and last time I got a blowout and my eyebrows done and it was a fun first girls salon time.

I took my son to my stylist for his first cut when he turned one and she did a great job but it was expensive and his hair grows so fast that I decided to use the electric clippers on him for subsequent cuts. He hates it at first but I put Elmo videos on and those seem to hold his attention enough that I can get a good cut done. Kudos to you, Joanna, for doing it with scissors all those years!

I never cut joseph’s hair and his first cut was at 2! Since then he loves it and every hair cut is a party!!!

If it’s possible to make someone adore children you’ve never met then WHAMMO! You have succeeded, Joanna. So stylish, Mr. Toby. And that giraffe costume melts my heart. Costumes every day!!!

My mom cut my hair until I was 10… My son has always had his hair cut by a professional…kids haircuts are so much cheaper than therapy;)

Omg in that last pic he looks about 30! Between his good genes and his love of romance he is destined to be a lady and/or gent KILLA.

It turned out great!

My parents were friend with a hairstylist, so we always got our hair cut by her. She loved blunt bangs and long hair on my sister and me – but when we got older, she did indulge us when we asked to have it all chopped off, and she always did the greatest bobs!

My mom did cut my hair a few times, but it was all one length, and (mostly) straight. She used craft scissors, if I remember correctly!

That first cut is so emotional because they really do look so much older immediately! My husband has taken our boys to the same barber that he grew up going to (although it’s the next generation doing the cutting now) for all their cuts (including their first Indian ceremonial cut). They all love it!

my sons (6 & 9) have always loved haircuts. I recently manuveured their haircuts onto my husband’s to-do list of responsibilities. He now takes them to the barbershop where he goes. They do things old style there and wash their hair after the haircut and put warm towel on their face. The boys feel grown up and hip!

Oh, yes, I have three boys and have cut their hair many times. They had a version of the “bowl” cut for a while. Then I took them to the barber for a while. After I realized the eventual ongoing expense of doing that, I decided to buy a pair of clippers and figure out how to give them a more stylish haircut myself. There are a ton of great tutorials on YouTube. This summer, with the heat, they wanted it super short so I gave them a pretty short clipper cut. Maybe they’ll want it a bit longer this winter. Either way, I’m all for Mom’s Barber Shop and I think watching some videos and studying up on the basics of a good haircut can go a long way.

While I don’t have a child, I recently came across a Polaroid from my first professional haircut. Oh boy, the ’80s were not kind to anyone’s hair, even toddlers.