When you are the mom of a little girl, there are certain milestones in her life that you look forward to. Her first Barbie doll, getting her ears pierced, shopping for a prom dress, and shopping for a wedding dress are a few that come to mind.
I have always told myself, and Avery, that she could get her ears pierced when she was old enough to ask. Well, she's been asking and so yesterday was the big day. We went to Sweet and Sassy, a place recommended by a friend. And it was really exciting! We picked out her earrings and then Avery sat in a big, velvet chair while the girl cleaned her ear lobes, drew the dots with a marker and applied some numbing cream. When it came time to pierce her ears, Avery hardly flinched. I was really proud of her!
To be totally honest, Jeff and I did not expect Avery to go thru with the ear piercing. This is the same child that I had to restrain at the doctor's office last summer when they needed to prick her finger. She is also the same child who practically refuses to learn to swim because she claims to be afraid of the jets in the pool. So, we thought that there was no way she would willingly sit in a chair and let some stranger poke holes in her ears. But, she did it! I guess that she was really ready...
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