Ears Pierced

We've told our daughters that they have the option of getting their ears pierced when they turn 12. We've always felt that the decision should be theirs when they are old enough to be responsible and care for their ears properly on their own.  Thus, Jesikah has been planning this day for a very long time. We knew that she didn't want to wait a day past her 12th birthday, so Eric and I surprised her and took her out to dinner at Olive Garden and then to the mall to get her ears pierced after-school on the day BEFORE her birthday, which was also our anniversary.  As it turned out, we went out to dinner for our anniversary on her real birthday, so it was kind of a swap.  But, she was not expecting it! 

Jesikah at Claire's just before they pierced her ears...a little nervous

 

Getting the first ear pierced

Eric had to help push the earrings through since they are not allowed to touch it after the piercing is done

The second ear

And Eric pushing that one back

A very happy girl with her pierced ears!

She said that it didn't hurt nearly as much as she expected, it was only like a pinch.  She kept asking me how it felt when I had my ears pierced, and I really didn't remember so I couldn't tell her, but she ended up pleasantly surprised!  When she was finished, we let her pick out some sets of earrings for her birthday.

  A little problem arose the next day though, as we were looking at her newly pierced ears, we noticed that they weren't in the same place on both ears.  One was in the right place and the other was quite a bit farther back.  Jesikah thought it was ok at first, and then she decided to go back on Monday and get it re-pierced in the right place before it was set.  I think it was a good choice, so we went back and they couldn't get the first earring out, and then it started to bleed so they said she had to wait 24 hours before they would re-pierce it.  Which means, we had to go back again on Tuesday.  Finally on Tuesday, we got it pierced in the RIGHT place, and now all is well.  She can't wait until 6 weeks are over so she can change her earrings.