Geordie voiceover: Day One in the Big Boy's Bed
It's 7.30pm. Earlier today, Big Mother assembled the bed rail, and fixed the stairgate to the door of the Big Boy's Bedroom. ds1 has come to the diary room to talk about the move.
"ds1 big boy's bed. Bunny and Ellie. No Cot. Big boy's bed!"
Big Father takes ds1 upstairs to bed and reads him some stories.
It's 7.45pm. Big Father has left ds1 in the big boys bed, and so far he is still in it. Big Parents are listening to the monitor:
"ds1 big boy's bed, all night, big boy's bed.....Daddy? Daddy? Daddy! Daddymummydaddymummydaddy!.....Oooh light,"
It's 8.01pm. ds1 has been switching his bedside lamp on and off for the last 12 minutes.
8.12pm. ds1 has been running round his room and is now rattling the door handle.
It's 8.30 in the Big Boy's Bedroom. ds1 is reading himself "Russell The Sheep". 5 minutes ago, Big Parents heard him knocking the lamp onto the floor.
8.35pm. Big Parents are listening to ds1 deep breathing. He isn't asleep - he's just got his mouth right up against the monitor.
9pm. Big Father goes to try and settle ds1 back in bed.
9.30pm Big Father leaves the bedroom.
9.35pm. ds1 is still screaming and running round the bedroom.
Big Mother goes into the bedroom. Big Mother gets ds1 to lie down in the bed, and be quiet.
9.50pm. ds1, bored of hitting mummy on the head, decides to kick the bed rail.
9.55pm, Bored of kicking the bedrail, ds1 decides to pull mummy's hair and stick his fingers in her ear. Big Mother pretends to be asleep.
10.05pm Big Mother tells ds1 to lie down and go to sleep for the ten zillionth time.
10.15pm Big Mother leaves the Big Boy's Bedroom. ds1 starts to scream.
10.16pm ds1 has opened the door to the Big Boy's Bedroom and is shaking the stairgate, screaming.
10.19pm Big Father puts ds1 into the cot.
10.30pm ds1 is asleep in the cot.