Here are some pictures of two of my children in the same outfit. Can you guess which one is Tatum???
Monday, January 28, 2008
To Pierce or Not To Pierce???
Recently Tatum has been mistaken for a boy. The poor thing since day one I have said it but no one agreed with me. She is cute, adorable, precious, yet some days her looks change and I like to dress her in brown a lot. So tonight Stephen asked me if I wanted to get her ears pierced. I always had in mind that I was going to let her decide when she wanted to do it but I am starting to think that Stephen is getting a little worried. I feel like such a terrible mom to admit this and to actually post it on a blog. Thank goodness she is too young to read and hopefully in the future when she looks back and reads this she'll laugh. So after our conversation tonight I decided I would make her some barrettes for her hair (or lack of hair) and just maybe she will keep them in. I really loved making hair bows for her but the little booger keeps pulling them off. We'll let me know what you think and we'll try the barrettes for a while.
Here are some pictures of two of my children in the same outfit. Can you guess which one is Tatum???
Here are some pictures of two of my children in the same outfit. Can you guess which one is Tatum???
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it's so hard! i thought the same as you that i would just let them decide and jenna is not interested at all as she is deffinitly in the "i know that's gonna hurt" stage. and tatum is still cluless and she put on a pair of stick-on earings and they looked so darling. it made me want to go and get them done.
you have to do what you're comfortable with. i too think she is beautiful but i know what it's like at that stage. people (mostly really old people) still ask if tatum is a girl or a boy. your tatum would be darling with her ears pierced and is without so i guess it's all up to you. good luck! :)
Of course picture number 2 is our sweet princess. That is why she had that hair bow this morning! Sorry I had to report it fell out within the first hour.You wern't too good with your pierced ears so maybe you need to consider that. We love her - she is getting so much personality now and one of these days her hair will grow.
Tessa is willing to give Tatum some of her hair anytime she wants to borrow it (or rip it out :) I know that it is her in pic #2, and even though she has pooker's eyes she still looks like a gir to me. I vote no earrings yet. Let's wait till the girls are older and take them together :) I remember Caleb had so much hair that fell in ringlets people confused him for a girl the first year and a half of his life. Ok, way too long of a comment....
I know that pic 2 is Tatum. I do not see how people think she is a boy. I think that maybe Stephen wants to pierce her ears because when he was little he had such pretty curly hair and people thought he was a girl. So maybe he just is trying to save her from going through that. But I do not think she will go through that because by the time she is old enough to know if people are calling her a boy she will have way more hair and so people will be able to know she is a girl. As a baby I would not worry about it. I know you say you dress her in brown a lot but I think you dress her cute. She always looks cute. I would not do it right now just to get people to stop asking if she is a boy. Let her make her own choice like you were planning. Like I said she won't have that short of hair much longer and then it will help. I hope Stephen is not mad at me for telling that story. I hope he still loves me. Anyway, that is my opinion. I love you all.
That's funny that you brought that up Kristin. Last Friday we went out with Blake and he told everyone in our group that when you guys moved into the neighborhood he thought Stephen looked like a girl with his long curly locks. (I think you might be right!)
Tatum is adorable!! I would NEVER mistaken her for a boy! I think pierced ears are cute on little ones, but I'm for waiting until she can decide. I was 6, and I remember my mom taking me on my birthday. A fun day!
I am still waiting to see those hidden pics of Stephen with his long cury hair! Time for a new post me thinks.
You know my thoughts on the issue. Altho, you may have to wait 'cause she might tug and play with them, which is why I did Cari's when I did. You're caring for her every need now, what's one more thing. Whenever she decides she wants them, is she going to clean them and take of them propertly? JUST PIERCE THEM ALREADY!!!!!
Your little Tatum is totally girl! She has that sweet little face and the only thing that may confuse people is the lack of hair so, instead of earings, how about a wig? They are selling a Hannah Montana wig at Walmart in the girl's clothing section. It's cheap and it won't hurt like earrings do. You will have to glue it to her head to make it stick but I think it might work.
What a great idea Ash! I going tomorrow to pick one up.
I have to agree with everyone else. Tatum 100% girl. She is so adorable and if anyone REALLY looked they would feel dumb even thinking she was a boy. I wish I could help you with the pierce of not to question...good luck! She will be darling either way.
Hey Chelsea,
Just to get in on the conversation, Tatum is adorable, but I love piercing the ears! (of course, I did Maddie and Lexi's at 3 months!) but you have to do them soon because she might pull them out! It really is your decision, but like Janet said, you are already taking care of everything else! Your choice! Good luck!
I can totally tell which one Tatum is, I think she is beautiful. I wish I could be of more help in the ear department. I can't decide myself...Good luck, but I agree with everyone else she is cute either way.
Was reading your blog and comments whether or not to have your dd's ears pierced.
I believe it is perfectly okay to have your dd's ears pierced being called a boy so much. Since dh is supportive, I would go ahead and she'll look adorable and won't be called a boy anymore.
It is perfectly normal to be a little nervous about having your dd's ears pierced. I went back and forth too. However, one day I held a little pair of my gold studs up to her ears in front of the mirror and she smiled! I took that as a sign she wanted earrings! Our ped says if they cry, it is because of being restrained or the noise of the piercing instrument, not the discomfort.
I'd say if you don't know, then do it and see what you think. Warning: She'll look adorable! If you don't like how she looks, you can always take them out. Believe me all little girls want their ears pierced, but are so afraid having them done. She'll thank your for doing them as an infant. I'd say go for it now. Trust me.
Our ped gave me some suggestions for moms having their dd's ears pierced. If you would like like them, write me an e-mail and I'll send them to you. They made it easy for both of us.
Amy
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