We went to the mall on Saturday to find a BFF necklace for Hailey. She wanted the heart necklace that you and a friend wear. The store was crazy busy. She found what she wanted and we checked out. I asked the girl who checked us out if they did ear piercings and if I could look at the earrings so I could get an idea. She showed me the area and let Hailey see the earring choices. She said she could do them and I asked Hailey if she wanted to get them done then. I told her long ago that she had to wait until she was eight to get them done if she ever wanted them. She of course did. I think every little girl wants them done at some point. Since I was not feeling well due to extreme morning sickness with our baby it never happened after her birthday - nor during her Christmas break. So her earring request happened finally and we hadn't planned on even doing it that day. She picked out some really cute ones at first but they were cheaper ones and I thought her first pair needed to be of better quality since I am allergic to cheap ones. I love the sparkle flower she picked out as her choice. I remember mine were just simple gold balls. So many options now! We had the option to have them done at the same time. We waited a bit for the other girl to come help out but felt bad since they were so busy that we told her it was okay. After all, Hailey is tough. She did great! We did have to readjust the first earring put in because after a few hours it was still throbbing. It was way too pushed into her skin. I bet that felt much better. She is so good about her new cleaning and rotating routine. We made a chart to mark off the days for 6 weeks until she can remove them and put new ones in for fun. Glad her wish came true! It would have eventually :) Little slow around here lately but we sure love you Hailey. You look a little more grown up now though. We don't exactly like that. She's getting more and more beautiful to us everyday...

Here she is waiting while the girl preps for her piercing

Marking the ears

First Ear

Second Ear

Happy Hailey at the Food Court! You can't see the pretty new look from this pic though but you can see the remnants of her poor bruised eye still :(

Her Cute Earring and Ear