Jamie and I took the babies to the Mall and got Reese's ears pierced this week. The saleswoman at Claire's did a great job- she was really quick! Reese better get a very large jewelry box because this is the beginning of a lifetime collection of diamonds and gold!
Thanks for taking my picture Aunt Mimi!
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteWas searching for a GF's blog and came across yours. Read your recent post about having your 3 mo old dd's ears pierced. I think you’re were a smart mommy for piercing your dd’s ears early. We did ours at a six weeks old for g/g twin girls.
Admittedly, I know a lot of people have strong feelings when to pierce a child’s ear. “Let them decide” is being replaced by parental decision when mommy intuition knows, “earlier is better” from either personal or friend’s experiences of unpleasant childhood ear piercing.
Many moms including myself like the look of earrings on babies and little girls for no specific reason other than it is so girlie-girl. I love how light plays off a simple gold ball on a bald baby girl or small gold hoop.
Cerebrally, as mothers of girls of all ages, we know it celebrates their femaleness and femininity. To each their own but I think the earlier the easier. If we have another girl, I will pierce her ears early as well. I asked our pediatrician and she encouraged me to go ahead before she aware of her surrounding or developed a pincer grip to play with her ears. She gave me some suggestions for moms having their daughter’s ears pierced as well as tips for "care of newly pierced ears."
If anyone wants our ped’s tips, then don’t hesitate to write me an e-mail.
Amy
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