"Ring Rings"

I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that feels like taming a tiger would be easier than getting a decent photo of a toddler...

This picture is the best I could do (mind you in an almost 48 hour time period) to show Kylie's latest excitement.


I know, I know, she's only two ~ but she had been asking for them since January! Before we became parents we said that we'd wait until our daughter was 10 before we'd let her get her ears pierced (I was allowed at 10 myself). Then we'd see little girls and decided that we'd do it when our daughter was an infant. Then we came to our senses and decided (after Kylie got home) that we'd wait until she asked for them. And "ring rings" was one of her early words! I told her that she couldn't wear my earrings because she didn't have holes in her ears and she'd respond "I howe mama!" Then I'd tell her it would be "owie" and then she couldn't touch and she'd say, "Owie, no touch, okay!"

So we were at the mall birthday shopping for Alexander yesterday and as we walked by Claire's I walked in just to ask if they would do both ears at one time. They said usually only on weekends, but there just happened to be two employees that were trained to pierce ears in today, would I like to go ahead and have it done? I made a quick call to Ian (who made me check out the sanitation procedure) and he said go for it.

I'll be honest, she cried right before it happened when I was holding her tight ~ I think it reminded her of getting vaccinations ~ but as soon as she looked in a mirror and saw her earrings the tears dried up! And since then each time she sees a new person she says, "Ky-ee ring rings!"

An early interest in jewelry and shoes ~ we're gonna be in trouble in the teenage years!