Now I crash!
Every joint in my body is aching. My lymph nodes are swollen, my head is pounding, and I’m less-than-patient with my sweetie boy. 
Delayed reaction to all the stress, I think.
It helps to have a little guy who will throw his arms around me and say “I just love you SO MUCH, Mommy!”
Today is dh’s first day back at work, and so Jaden is de-stressing from that too. He keeps asking me “Daddy coming home today? He not going to the doctor?” My reassurances help him for an hour or so, then he starts crying and asking the same questions again.
LOTS of talking about feelings today from both of us, complete with a class A meltdown from me when I spilled my coffee. *blush* Jaden said “What’s WRONG, Mama?!” and I explained that I was angry because I knocked over my coffee, and I should have tried saying “I am so frustrated that I spilled my coffee!” instead of the screech of anger I let out.
A few minutes later, I heard “ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I AM SO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THAT’S WHY I’M SCREAMING” come from Jaden as he got stuck on Nick Jr.
Sigh. This being a good example thing sucks sometimes. 
I figure we all need an extra dose of Grace this week.
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(((hugs)))
You’re doing a great job, and your post was an excellent reminder to me in all that we’re going through. We’ve all been stressed around here too (nothing compared to yours, but stressed nonetheless), and I’ve been having to work extra hard at my example. Its tough. Thanks for the encouragement!