2nd Dose

Today I had an appointment to take the kids to get their 2nd dose of the lovely H1N1 shot. I told Mariah that we had to check Jazmin out of school early and told her we that everyone was getting shots. She freaked out and I told her that after we get shots I would let them pick out a $5 toy at the story. She was ok with that so I figured it should go fine, right, wrong. For some reason Mariah thought we were going to the Dr.'s office to get shots and when she saw the health department building she started to freak out. She instantly knew she was getting the H1N1 shot. I take my papers to the nurse and after checking me in we head into the room. She started to cry as the nurse waits to put us in a line. It was horrible. The child hasn't gotten poked yet and she is just crying away. When our turn is up I tell the nurse that I need some help with one cause she kicks and screams. She asked me which one I need help with and I told her the one that is crying. We have Jazmin go first and she freaked a little but not too much. Mariah is up and I am holding her head (she is sitting on my lap) one nurse is holding her arms and the other nurse puts her body into Mariah so she doesn't kick and pokes her. Mariah lets out this HUGE scream and everyone is just staring at me. Brock is next and he is so easy. I hold him and they poke him in the leg. The girls got theirs in the arm. He tensed his little leg so I'm sure it hurt him a lot more this time than last. He cries for like 2 seconds and is done. I am just glad that I don't have to take all 3 of them to get shots. It is so hard to take 3 children all by youself when I have one that is running around everywhere, one screaming her head off, and the other is just doing nothing to help me out. Thank goodness that is all done and over with.