pierced ears!

zoe got her ears pierced!

she & i got back from Atlanta last night; i was picking her up after two weeks with my parents. she has been asking for about six months to get her ears pierced. in March, i went to the tattoo/piercing studio that my family frequents, but they didn't pierce under 12. i got my left ear pierced again & asked a bunch of questions about why, age restrictions, etc. i was told to ask the owner about making an exception, but we did not have the time to talk to her then. since i was going to be in town, i enlisted my dad - since he knows the owner.

it must have been in the cards for yesterday, because we walked in right when they opened, & she was there. we asked, & she said ok for us - since she knew my dad. i should also point out that my dad has known her for at least 10 years now & has been a frequent customer at the tattoo shop. she showed us around the shop & then left. so if we had arrived even ten minutes later than we had, zoe wouldn't have gotten her ears pierced that day.

the piercer, Josh, was the same one who pierced my ear & i was glad for that, as my piercing didn't hurt. zoe picked out some gorgeous little opal fronts for her barbells. she was very well-behaved & didn't even flinch when each needle went through. later, she told me it didn't hurt at all, just felt like a pinch.

i got my ring replaced with a flat-backed barbell - i'm sure the jewelry has a proper name; i just don't know it. my ear already feels lighter, & i can sleep on that side without it hurting. olive will be less likely to catch on it when she headbutts me or hugs me now. it was having trouble healing because she kept catching it & making it bleed.

anyways, i am really happy she was able to go to Virtue & Vice & get her ears pierced there. i know that she has a low pain tolerance, & i wasn't very happy with the idea of piercing guns. so far, we have cleaned our piercings together twice, & she says they don't hurt at all. the piercer told her that she handled it better than most adults who come in.

so proud!