The night from hell ..
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The screaming came loud and fast. It jolted Courtney and me awake. It's 10:00 p.m. and we can hear Jagger's absolute panic. He's crying hysterically. We rushed downstairs to grab him, and the night from hell officially started. Jagger was inconsolable. He was shaking, sweating, and screaming at the top of his lungs. It was a deafening, piercing noise that instantly sliced through Courtney's soul. We didn't know what was wrong. We were completely exhausted. I struggled to maintain my cool. We tried everything for an hour and a half. We walked him, put him on our chests on the couch, and even brought him to the big bed. He finally slept for a bit, but woke up at 1:00 a.m. screaming again. He stayed awake until 2:30 a.m. I had my first client at 5:00 a.m.. I went into my sessions on barely three hours of sleep. We ended up taking him to the doctor that morning. Thankfully, he was in perfect health. He wasn't sick. It was just night terrors and sleep regression. But the day was rough...rats. In the middle of that chaos, we asked each other for help. I swallowed my pride. I told Courtney I couldn't handle it anymore because I was just too tired. She stepped up with some beautiful words. "As long as he's safe, as long as he's healthy, everything is okay," she said. Even our golden retriever, Kona, came over to comfort us. We were all huddled together, trying to survive the storm. The reason I'm sharing this with you is because it reminded me of people who don't prioritize their rest. When you haven't solved the sleep puzzle, every single day is a struggle. Jagger was irritable the next day, and so were we. Without proper sleep, life is just hard. Look at sleep as a have to have, not a luxury. If you haven't fixed your sleep yet, start running tiny experiments tonight. Experiment with your bedtime routine by setting a hard cutoff time and working backwards. Try turning off your screens earlier. Or simply dedicate time to reading a story to your kids to calm the household down. Check your Garmin or Oura data tomorrow morning to see the exact difference it makes. Find your bottleneck and fix it. If you do, you have a chance. If you don't take action, you will suffer for a very long time. You've got this! Let's make it happen tonight.
PS: You'll never guess what happened with Mama Sofia and the Cucuis ... |