Triple threat... to my sanity!

Three things happened over the weekend.   

1. I RAN (not walked... I'm a stickler for punishment, what can I say?) the Silver Strand 5k even though I haven't exercised in at LEAST a month.  Surprisingly I beat my last 5k time by about 4 minutes!  Not surprisingly, I could barely walk, sit, stand, breath, blink the next day.
2. My "monthly visitor" came.  
3. Jacob came down with Herpetic Gingivostomatitis aka Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 aka COLD SORES FROM HELL.

Individually, I could have handled the physical and emotional strain of all of the above with nary a blink of an eye.  But put them all together in the course of one weekend and it's all I can do to keep from crying every two minutes.  

I'm exhausted from the sleepless nights we've been having.  As I was leaving work today, I stood in front of an elevator for at least 2 minutes, waiting for the doors to open before a gentleman came up behind me and pushed the button.  I didn't even realize that I had forgotten to push the button for the elevator.  I'm not sure but I might have even fell asleep for a minute.  I'm stressed from the work that is piling up at the office since I've been having to leave work early or stay home from work since Friday.  I'm heartbroken to see my boy suffering from the gazillion cold sores (or FEVER BLISTERS, as his doctor called them) that  are all over his tongue, mouth and throat.  He hasn't eaten solid food since Saturday and can barely drink from a cup.  He's standing in front of me and I can tell he's lost weight since the onset of his sickness.  There is no worse feeling than the helplessness and uselessness you feel when your child is in pain and there is nothing you can do for him.  My hugs, kisses, and whispered words of comfort seem so inefficient.

On the bright side, Jacob just ate almost a whole container of yogurt, sipped some water and started dancing to Yo Gabba Gabba!  It's the best mood I've seen him in since Thursday.  Oops.  I might have spoken too soon.  Darn.  Gotta go!  More hugs, kisses and whispered words of comfort are needed ASAP!