To Pierce or Not to Pierce? "You're Welcome"

So the other day Hana Grace and I were doing some Christmas shopping with Josh and Angela. We were getting ready to go and Angela was strapping Hana into her car seat while Josh and I put the stroller and such in the back of the Explorer. For some reason I said "thank you" to Josh and Hana's response? "You're welcome!" Plain as day. Angela yelped in excitement, "Did you hear that?" I'm just glad someone else was their to witness her brilliance...

Hana has been a little stubborn for her Auntie Ange this week though. All Angela heard about from Thanksgiving is how much Hana Grace loves Rowdy and just kept saying "puppy, puppy!' We have tried so hard to get Hana to say puppy for Angela, and until tonight all she'd say is baby. She did finally cave and give Angela what she wanted, but she's been pretty stubborn until now! LOL

To pierce or not to pierce? That is the question. I'm so undecided. I don't know what to do. Should I get Hana's ears pierced? I do want them done, it would look so cute. She even has beautiful diamond earrings thanks to Angela and her mom, Belinda. I haven't had it done before now because she has always had a fascination with her ears and pulled on them a lot and rubbed them when she put herself to sleep, but now she plays with her hair, not her ear so much any more. My fears? 1. It will hurt/scare her. I know it will scare her more than anything. 2. How hard will it be to clean them since she is such a wiggly little thing? 3. Is it worth causing my daughter an ounce of pain just to make her even cuter? I have read into this, you know me. Most people compare it to a boy getting circumcised. They say to get it done now when she'll heal fast and she won't remember it. I do realize that I am over analyzing this as I do everything. I keep getting excited and want to do it, but then I picture her sweet little face angry and scared and crying in pain because I felt she should have holes put in her ears. Should that even be my decision? Shouldn't I let her make that decision? I've also heard people compare it to her receiving a shot. But a shot is for her own good, to keep her healthy and/or make her healthier. Piercing her ears is strictly for outer beauty. Uggghhh! I almost wish someone would just snatch her from me and have it done without me present! Then she can be mad at them! But then I would be missing a very important event of her life. What do I do?!