The day starts simple enough for all of us. Cas and I had plans to hit the tattoo shop later in the day, but at the moment, the boys had just gotten out of the shower and were running around in all their nakedness having fun (remember they are only 3&1).
Aunt Mandi had done her regular exercising and since she was close, decided to stop by to surprise us. Little did she know what the day held in store for her! (She’ll probably never bring me a coffee unannounced again, ha!)
She decided she’d meet us at the shop to watch. Mandi is so spontaneous, she thought maybe she’d even get her own tongue pierced.
Cas went first:
Here, she is getting marked on each side, to ensure it’s not crooked. This took a few tries.
Laying down and ready to go. Nervousness sets in, I’m sure, though you couldn’t tell to look at her.
Here she is clamped and the needle is almost all the way through.
Pierced, Gabriel, the piercer is getting the other ball to close the barbell.
Upright and all done. No flinching, squinting, squirming, nothing. The barbell is larger than it will be when it heals. But he wanted to use a larger one to allow room for swelling. It’s typical, though, so far, Cas hasn’t swelled with any of her piercings.
To see all the pictures: Cassie Bridge
Mandi’s Turn
This happened really quickly. It took so long for Gabriel to get Cas’s “dots” just right, but this wasn’t necessary with Mandi’s tongue. He had her directly lay down on the piercing table/bed and here we go:
Clamped, with a quick check under her tongue.
Needle goes in quickly.
It’s all the way through now.
Barbell is through and he’s putting the back on it now. As a side note, apparently Mandi moved a bit as he was getting the barbell through the needle.. the needle pulled out before it was all the way through, so there was a minute of him having to work a bit to get it through. She was a trooper though (not much choice at that point anyway, ha!)
Once done, a good rinse with listerine and a few chuckles.
And afterwards, two happy piercees (is that a word?).
To view more pictures: Mandi’s TongueI think I’m next… I’m going to call Mandi today to see how she’s going.. I want two, actually.. a medusa (the little indent in your top lip, that leads up to your nose) and maybe my tongue (yep, I got it done – see my tongue piercing). I’m a wimp though.. the thought of having my tongue out and held with a clamp is creepy.
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