Flu Shots

Today was the day we had to get flu shots. I got mine yesterday and brought the girls with me. I thought if they saw that I wasn't scared then maybe they wouldn't be scared. One the way to the doctor's office, Hannah and Sophie both told me that they were going to be brave and they were "not going to cry."

The problem with twins is one of them is going to have to go first. That means the other is going to get a preview of what's to come. I decided to have Hannah go first and she cried. I know it really hurt. Then Sophie started crying. I had to pick her up and put her on the table. At that point Hannah started crying "I don't want Sophie to get a shot!". It was really sad but so sweet that she wanted to protect her sister. Heartbreaking. Sophie cried too. But both were feeling much better by the time we got to the car.

I asked Hannah if it felt like a little bug bite. She said "It was more like a bumblebee." I thought that was funny because she's never been stung by a bee yet she knew that a bee would hurt more than a bug.

And then when we got home, Sophie got theatrical about the whole thing by stating her shot hurt so much that she couldn't walk. I had to carry her upstairs to her room. She was perfectly fine 15 minutes later when walked into my room to tell me she didn't want to take a nap. Good grief.