Pierced Ears

When Haven turned 5 we debated getting her ears pierced as one of her gifts.  She liked the idea of having them pierced, but wasn't ready to do it.  We've talked about it occasionally a few other times and she was still on the fence.  Last Friday, faced with a family day and trying to think of something fun to do, I blurted out, "Let's go get your ears pierced!"  And she said, "YES!"  So we did.  I didn't get mine pierced until I was 9 and it was a big deal.  We went back and forth with waiting and not waiting.  Making it a big deal and not.  We decided that if she wanted them, we'd go for it.  We're still completely responsible for all her hygiene so why not add cleaning ears to the list every night?!  I'm glad we did it. She loves them and is so excited about wearing earrings.  It was a little expensive for a hey-let's-just-go-do-this-kind-of-thing, but it was totally worth it.  Cale captured a play-by-play on his phone.

She was nervous/excited while we were getting set up and drawing the dots on...

And then she winced in pain while they did it....

Just as she was about to burst in to tears, I whipped the mirror in front of her so she could see herself...

And she liked what she saw!!  So did I!  I was so proud- no tears at all!