Ears Pierced!

So, last week Maddie and I were out on a morning shopping excursion. We happened to be in Claires and she starts to tell me she wants her ears pierced. Now, she has been commenting on my earrings and Mimi's earrings for awhile now, and she always says "someday when I get bigger, I'm gonna get my earrings pierced. So, everytime it comes up I tell her about how it will hurt for a bit, and usually she changes her tune very quickly about wanting it done. Well, not on this day. After asking her a few times if she really wanted to get her ears pierced I asked the girl if she could do it. She told me that if we came back after lunch a 2nd girl would be there and Maddie could get both ears done at the same time, which I had heard was the best way to go!

So, after promising Maddie we would come back after lunch, we left to do a bit more shopping. I figured the idea would wear off and she would back off of wanting to do it. Not so much. Every ten minutes Maddie was asking if it was time to go get her ears pierced. Finally it was time. She climbed up in the stool, by herself I might add! Picked out some pink rhinestone flower earrings and sat motionless while the girl cleaned her ears, marked them and got all set up. She asked Maddie if she wanted to hold my hand, she did. So the two ladies got in position, myself in the middle holding Maddie's hand, and snap. It was done. Maddie flinched, squeezed my hand and sat still for a second-almost stunned. Then, she was fine, bounced down and wanted to see her ears! So, on to six weeks of cleaning and leaving them in. We are on week two and so far so good. She is learning to clean them herself and loves them! I see her flicking her hair back every once in awhile to show them off. Here are a few pics...