Earrings!

Well, Shae has been asking for months to have her ears pierced.  It's escalated lately, and I started emailing (because if you know me, you know I do NOT talk on the phone.  Ever.  EVER.) places to request prices and to see if they pierced children. 

I've always envisioned having Shae's ears pierced by an actual piercing place, since they actually do it for a living, and I like their methods. 


Piercers actually do not like my emails.  Maybe it's the smile-y faces?  No one replied.

So, Shae and I went to the mall today and took the plunge.  She's thrilled and fingers them by the minute to make sure they are still there.

It was nerve wracking - for me.  I know I had my face completely screwed up and TRULY think I was waiting for the stab of pain in my own ears while they did it.  Shae sat on my lap, very quiet... she was nervous too.

Although I had told her she would cry, that it hurt like a needle AND we had watched Youtube videos, I know the pierce shocked her.  She squealed "OWIEOWIEOWIE!!! and needed a good snuggle for a short cry - maybe a minute?

And then she saw them, and it was love.  And there were no more tears.

Her version of her "Owie" face.