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who else's kids are wide awake..

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MsJamieFraser · 24/12/2015 22:03

Ds2 6 is fast asleep, ds1 is 9 and wide awake, he is at the stage where he believes and does not...

I haven't even wrapped a single present (been ill with campylobacter for the past 3.5 weeks) decided I am not being ill anymore and poured that large expensive wine...

ds1 please go to sleep Smile

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simpson · 24/12/2015 22:34

I think DD (7) is finally asleep but DS (10) is still awake....I want to go to bed!!!

BifsWif · 24/12/2015 22:35

Mine went to sleep at 6pm. I'm expecting a 2am wake up and then hours of getting them back to sleep...

SouthWestmom · 24/12/2015 22:36

No they are all awake. 7 to 17. Sigh.

dementedma · 24/12/2015 22:36

Ds 13 is out like a light. Dd1 is 25 so will be pottering about all night. Have gone to bed and left dh to take the stockings in. I've done ebery other bloody thing....

DragonsCanHop · 24/12/2015 22:39

All three are still awake. DD3 was crying because she thought she is ruining Christmas by still being awake. it's just gone quiet after I spent 10 minutes stroking her hair!

PerspicaciaTick · 24/12/2015 22:39

Mine once stayed awake until 5am.
Wink I still have the nervous tic.

Headofthehive55 · 24/12/2015 22:40

All currently awake, including five year old. I just want to sleep. I've been up since five. I've worked. We have company. I am currently sat in a dark room stopping children running between bedrooms. I've been brought a cup if tea. I think I might be here a while.

aquashiv · 24/12/2015 22:40

One of mine he keeps getting up to Pee.

pullthecracker · 24/12/2015 22:44

MsJamie I've got that! Been really ill in hospital for a week with it, it's horrible isn't it? You're not from the north west are you?
Dd6 is still awake and getting upset that she can't get to sleep. I really want to go to bed as I'm shattered, but now can't until she's asleep as I have to fill her stocking in her room!

TerrifiedMothertobe · 24/12/2015 22:47

Mine don't know it's charts as tomorrow. Just soon.... They will have a fan suprise to,or Row! They are only 2 and 4 though!

notenoughbottle · 24/12/2015 22:50

I'm lucky all my three are asleep, just shipped six sacks down followed by an air hockey table while I go down the stairs on my bum... Stockings only in the bedrooms or they'll be up at God knows what time. I'm shocked though, my eldest normally averages 11.30 for sleep so 9.30 tonight was strange!

Mincedpie · 24/12/2015 22:57

Ds 4 was asleep by 8, so we've put all the presents under the tree. But we have failed 3 times to do the stocking, he keeps waking up, said he has checked it and still empty.

Does this mean he will be shouting and wanting to open them if he wakes at 2/3am Xmas Confused? Do you let them or just refuse until a more suitable hour?

It was much simpler last year.

ohtheholidays · 24/12/2015 23:00

3 in bed and asleep and they best stay that way,they've been little sods today.2 oldest DS 19 and 17 have only just got in.

I'm about to consume some food and alcohol it's that or I shall sit in the corner of the room and rock backwards and forwards for a while.

treacledan71 · 24/12/2015 23:05

Mne aged 8 just fell asleep after 3 hours. Shouted down when getting presents out of garage. Luckily did not come down. Thought he was starting not to believe asking obvious questions but when we discovered that dh had ate last mince pie !!! Men !! He was upset so think he does believe. Lucky managed to get one off neighbour. Hope yours all go to sleep soon

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 24/12/2015 23:06

Two fast asleep eldest (10) still awake. She says she doesn't believe but not sure if there is still some residual belief. I need to go to sleep soon.

manicinsomniac · 24/12/2015 23:06

All mine (13, 8 and 1) are up but we're about to go over the road to midnight communion so they're supposed to be up.

The idea is that they sleep in a bit in the morning!

BrandNewAndImproved · 24/12/2015 23:08

They've both asleep and I've done the stocking dash.

Watching googlebox in bed now drinking father Christmas's baileys.

starry0ne · 24/12/2015 23:10

Just checked on mine he is asleep 10 more minutes and can start

Frusso · 24/12/2015 23:17

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simpson · 24/12/2015 23:29

Just done the stockings (made easier by the fact that the DC don't like the idea of a strange old man going into their bedrooms) so stockings are downstairs.

Just finishing off a glass of Wine it would be rude not too Grin

Mylittlelights · 24/12/2015 23:32

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Redcrayons · 24/12/2015 23:40

12 year old still awake. I'm only here to make sure I don't fall asleep before he does.

Everything is wrapped just needs to go into sacks downstairs. Wat I should have done was hidden it all downstairs so I could have got it ready under the pretext of watching EE and then come straight to bed.

ExasperatedAlmostAlways · 24/12/2015 23:42

My dd 6 is ill with a stomach bug and js awake and dd 10 is also still awake. I'm struggling to stay awake and haven't filled their stocking which are on end of their beds.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 24/12/2015 23:45

Mine well at least the 7 yr old, took them to mass in the hope that they would sleep when they got back as they were tired

remembermewhen · 24/12/2015 23:56

My toddler went to bed at 8pm,
Sound asleep...
Turned the living room into Santa's grotto, she came wandering in around 10pm
"Get to bed"
"Don't tell me what to do"
Read her the riot act she went back to bed all hard done by.
Thought I was going to pee myself not laughing at her.
Little witch!!!
2 year old teenager !