Geordie voiceover: Day Three in the Big Boy's Bed
Tonight, Big Father is on call. He made it home for all of two minutes at 7pm - long enough to stir ds1 up but not long enough to help in any way. ds1 is now overtired and wondering where Daddy is since he was here moments ago.
7.20pm Big Mother is reading ds1 stories in the Big Boys Bed
7.25pm Big Mother says goodnight to ds1 and leaves the room. ds1 immediately gets out of bed, runs to the door and stands there screaming.
7.26pm Big Mother has replaced ds1 in bed and tells him she will do this every five mins until he goes to sleep.
8.30pm After returning every five minutes and after many supportive words on MSN, ds1 is only blooming asleep in the big boy's bed!!!
9.30pm Big Father has come home and is a bit impressed, but there's noise from upstairs.
9.45pm the noise has settled. Big Mother heads to bed with ds2, Big Father goes to sleep downstairs in spare room but says he will take the monitor for ds2.
10.40pm ds1 is up. Big Mother returns him to bed.
10.43pm ds1 is up. Big Mother returns him to bed.
11pm ds1 is up. Big Mother returns him to bed.
11.55pm ds1 is up. Big Mother returns him to bed.
12.30am ds1 is up and has switched his music box on. Big Mother returns him to bed.
12.55am ds1 is up and has switched his music box on and is reading Hamish the Highland Cow. Big Mother returns him to bed.
1.12am ds1 is up and has switched his music box on. Big Mother returns him to bed.
2am ds1 is up and has switched his music box on. Big Mother returns him to bed.
3am ds2 awakes and wants a feed
3.45am ds2 goes back to sleep
4am Big Mother drops off.
6am ds2 wakes up again for a feed
6.45am dh is called to a calving. Other than that he's been in bed all night