It's Appointment Time Again

...And right after that most recent post, I had another opportunity for a fun filled pediatric appointment featuring me, alone, with all of my kids ages five and younger. Our ordeal...um, appointment lasted two hours from the time we walked in until the time we walked out. But I have to admit, it is so much easier than it would have been just three years ago....
The exam room was very small, or seemed that way with Isaiah, Alexandria, Sydney, Kambree and Mia all crammed in. I brought a stroller for Mia, and while she didn't stay in it the whole time, it did entertain her by giving her something to continually climb in and out of, and push around (as best she could within the small confines of the room). I picked out a spot on the floor and had the twins sit there. I know, I know, the floor is filthy and if I only had one kid, I'd never dream of sitting them on the floor, but understand, sometimes I have to prioritize my concerns. And in this situation, the germs on the floor were not the priority. Perhaps it should have been. More on that in a moment.
I gave a polite warning to the twins that when the pediatrician came in to examine Sydney, I expected them to remain quiet and not talk out. Or shout. They obeyed for the most part, with the exception of the random mouth noises that Alexandria repeatedly made in an effort to get our attention.
As it turned out, Sydney had to get two vaccinations and since we passed on the twins shots at their last check up (it was three days before Christmas and I didn't want to chance anyone not feeling good then), they were each in need of two boosters.
The nurse came in to administer the shots and the twins were total champs. They lined up, each got a shot in each arm, no one complained, no one cried, no one shouted out. Until it was Sydney's turn. Sensing without even being told, that the nurse was about to turn the needle her way, Sydney lept from the table, grabbed a hold of my shirt and started screaming. Loudly. She screamed "No, no, no, no!" over and over. She climbed up my lap, still screaming. The twins, Bree and Mia looked on in shock, unsure of what to do. I tried to hold Sydney still and explained that it wouldn't really hurt and that the twins were fine after their shots. The twins both told her that their shots hadn't really hurt but Sydney wasn't having it. Finally I had to restrain her on my lap while the nurse quickly issued the shots. Even when she was finished, Sydney continued to howl. The nurse had to bring Popsicles for everyone to get her to calm down. She stopped crying to inform the nurse that she wanted "purple."
This morning, Alexandria woke up screaming. She screamed that her arm hurt and her belly hurt. The arm makes sense. The injection site is sore. I didn't do a good job of making sure they moved their arms around after getting their shots yesterday. But the belly ache was new. Now, we are wondering whether the belly ache (that has caused tons of tears all day long) is the result of some type of virus (maybe germs she picked up off the floor? With my luck, probably) or is a side effect of the shot. God, please let it be a side effect and not something some one else will catch. Waiting on the pediatrician's office to call us back. Fun times!