Aw, your hair looks so cute! Our dreads are about the same age. I'm having the same problems with some of the knots slipping a little bit. I'm just backcombing them here and there and palm rolling every now and then...but I figure a few loose ends are just fine. Letting my hair do its own thing now for the most part. Of course my hair's a lot longer than yours, so I have a lot more knots to unravel before a dread's completely gone.