Em's 6th Birthday Wish

Emma has been dying to have her ears pierced. She has, quite literally, been talking about it for months. I wanted to wait until she was at least 8-9 years old. Arturo thinks we should have done it 6 years ago. A month or two back, Arturo said she could have it as a birthday present - and Emma is NOT one to forget details. So this weekend, we made the big trip.

We had prepared her for the fact that it might hurt. She has even watched several girls (8-9 years old) at the mall getting their ears pierced, sobbing and crying. She was always fascinated - and I thought - sufficiently too scared to do it. But even on the car drive to the mall, she was SO excited, she could barely sit still. She knew exactly what she was getting herself into, and she couldn't wait.

Here she is, picking the earrings that she wanted to get pierced with. She ended up choosing sapphire studs, for her birth month, September.

The before shots:

The lady who did Emma's ears really did a fantastic job. Was very hygenic, very calm, and very quick. We approved, and Emma literally smiled THE ENTIRE TIME.

Getting ready to pierce! At the moment of piercing, Emma jumped a bit in surprise, but she still never stopped smiling, and didn't even hesitate for the second ear either. I thought for sure we'd be done after the first ear. (I asked the lady if she would consider coming with us to do Emma's yearly doctor's shots as well, but she said no.)

Showing off her newly pierced ears!