She's growing up

I'm off to watch Glee on Netflix but I had to post this picture from today. My baby girl, that will start Kindergarten next month, has been very curious about getting her ears pierced lately. She's been asking if it hurts, how much it hurts, do people have to get their ears pierced, etc. Of course, I told her that no one ever has to have their ears pierced. Her ears are beautiful with or without earrings. :) So, fastforward to today. We were in Claire's at the mall looking at hair clips and other girly stuff and we saw a little girl that was getting her ears pierced. She was probably 4 I guess. Isabel stood and watched the WHOLE thing. She stood positioned in a prime viewing spot not to be distracted. The little girl only cried when they put marker on her ear cuz she thought it was the real thing! When they actually pierced her ears she didn't even cry. Isabel was amazed and right then, her mind was made up. She came over and said, "Mommy, I want to do it today." I said, "Well, are you sure? We can wait until you're sure you're ready." "No Mommy, I'm ready today. I want to do it." So, we went over and picked out some cute little earrings. They cleaned her ears and marked them with a purple marker. The lady suggested that Isabel do both at the same time while her co-worker came over to do the other ear. Isabel thought that sounded like a great idea so she could just get it over with. Well, they did it...and she cried. She cried big tears. I felt so awful. I wanted to help her and I wanted to rewind the whole scene and just tell her no. But then, she smiled when she saw them. They let me put the antiseptic on them and it started to feel better right away. I wiped her big tears away and she was ready to look at possible earrings she might pick out after she keeps the first ones in for 6 weeks. She was proud of herself for doing it. I was proud of her too...but I couldn't help but want to just pick her up and make her a baby again. I can't believe she'll be in Kindergarten next month. I already have tears in my eyes and I haven't even been to Open House yet.

I'm off to get a kleenex but here she is in all her beauty, so proud of her new earrings!

Love,