Sugar and Spice
When I first found out I was having a girl I immediately began to think about all of the fun and exciting occasions that would come with having a girl. I thought about getting manicures and pedicures while the boys were at the Fathers and Sons (which is in two weeks- this will be our first). I thought about the tea parties we would have and the accessories we would buy (hoping and praying that my girl would be a girly-girl). Although I was excited to have a girl and do all things "girl" with her, I was quite confident that I would wait until she was eight years old to have her ears pierced. I wanted it to be her decision.
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In the past few months, my mom has taken two of my nieces to get their ears pierced (without consent of their moms), and I told my mom she is NOT allowed to do that with Addi without my permission.
Today I was at the mall with both my mom and my sister (who is a single-piercing advocate). After going from store to store and not feeling super successful in the shopping department, my mom suggested that we get Addi's ears pierced. The funny thing is that I didn't really hesitate. I knew Clark wouldn't mind. He's been wanting her ears pierced for awhile. So, we went into Claire's and got it done.
I'll admit that I got a little nervous while we were there. The poor thing, she had no clue what was coming. She said she wanted to have it done. She picked out some cute, pink flower earrings. The girl at the store was very nice and talked to Addi in a way she would understand. I love the above picture. It's like she's starting to get a feel for what's to come.
And like any little girl, she cried. My heart sunk. There were people walking through the mall at the time looking in the window. I felt like I could read their thoughts. There were a couple, "Oh, that sweet thing." And then there were a few, "How could a mom do that to that sweet little girl. What was she thinking?" Thank goodness for suckers, which is what the girl in the store had for Addi when we finished. Of course she is fine now, and to tell you the truth, I'm happy to have it done. After all what's a little sugar and spice without some earrings to match?
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I just love our little girl!
We didn't set an age for our girls, but decided to wait until they asked about it. When Brynn started asking I would pinch her ear and ask if she thought she could handle the pain. For about 2 years she said no and then she started kindergarten and fell in love with the pierced ears of her friends. My girls don't do well with needles at all and she turned green and had to spend about 20 minutes in the bathroom after she had them done.
Abby is 6 1/2 and has no interest in getting hers done. She told me she's not having babies either because she doesn't want a shot. So the day she gets hers pierced, I'll know there might be some hope of her becoming a mom someday. :)
I love Lou's haircut!