Help! I've gone and shot myself in the foot!

[cupcake78]

Ds 6 has woken me up 5, yes 5!!! Times last night and this morning proceeded to do the same. Refusing to get his own breakfast every 10 minutes coming into our room.

I lost it and told him we would not put up the Christmas tree if he woke me again. I never thought he'd risk that but in he comes 10 minutes later.

I now can't put up the tree today. The next time I will be able to do it is next Sunday . I didn't think it through very well did I. Now we all have to suffer because of him . I wish I had said he would sit in his room and not help with it.

I'm so sad and can't look at ds I'm so cross and disappointed in him. I can't get out of this now can I?

What happens if you are clearly cross with these older dc in the middle of the night btw?

my sister-in-laws DD has always gotten up early from age 5 she's gotten herself up went downstairs and sat watching tv until everyone else has gotten up, i think she even started getting her own breakfast & dressed for school, she loves school. I know how you feel about the tiredness I've got a 2.4yr old DS who's got health prob, wakes every night coughing & is up for an hour if not longer, and when he's tired he plays up, but when he's ill he's a complete terror, slapping, spitting, throwing things, he's come up behind me & sunk his teeth into my bottom on more than 1 occasion, & I've lost my temper on many of these occasions esp now that we have DS2 whose 3months old breast fed only and wakes every 2 hours, he also wont settle for anyone else. When I get angry and shout at him, I quickly feel guilty, & remind myself that he's a child, ill or tired, and I love him dearly, then I end up sitting cuddled up with him watching scooby-doo (his favourite) or I get him to sleep & in bed, sometimes I've said to DH look I need a break you deal with them, which he does. This morning I said 2 DH I've had enough of this, I'm leaving, (DS2 kept crying & I was trying to settle him & DS1 was demanding attention & was getting under foot) I just went 7 had a nice hot bath & left him to it.
You should just ask your DH if he can get up with DS, take him out for a walk, so you can have a nap & the next time DS is being good tell him since he's been so good you'll all but the tree up together. Ask your HV for help my HV gave me the number for a support group, who can send someone to help, hope everything works out for you, good luck.