OMG! OMG! DS2 just said he was sleepy, and went to bed! [shock]

[NotQuiteCockney]

This is the first time either of my children has ever chosen to go to bed. Don't get me wrong, I don't have to strongarm them off to bed every night and tie them down, but I generally have to convince them that it's Very Late and they must sleep.

Ok, I think DS2 is having a growth spurt or something (wet cough, runny poo, lots of swimming, very hungry, so god knows, really), but just the idea that he might notice when he was tired and ask to go to bed, rather than, say, getting more and more cranky and having a giant tantrum, is a great improvement.

How old is he???

Nearly three. DS1 is nearly 6, but has never asked to go to bed, or said he was tired. He's barely ever just fallen asleep when tired, either, he generally has to be in his bed, etc.

DD (3 next month) has recently started doing this too - she's even asked to go upstairs for a sleep after lunch a few times too, even though she gave up daytime naps last September.

Fab, isn't it?

Ill.
Sorry.

Hmmm, he's woken up in fine form. He probably is ill, but I'm just impressed he's able to notice when he's tired and go to bed. Goodness knows I'm not very good at that.

Well, he was ok today, but fell asleep on my bike at 3, and stayed asleep to five. This meant he slept through:

• the trip to DS1's school
• waiting outside the school, while DS1's teacher told me how horrible DS1 was today (the teacher came out to me with the bike, I didn't have to leave him)
• the trip home, complete with sirens etc etc
• being locked up outside the house for over an hour.

Now he's in bed again, but is quite warm, shocker.

Enjoy it while it lasts NQC.

BTW I was also called in for a chat about DS2's school behavoiur last week. It really makes your day doesn't it?

I don't know what year your ds is in but I know mine's getting ready to go to the Juniors and has just outgrown the infants. No excuse, but explanation maybe.

I'm torn when they call me in because part of me thinks, 'So deal with it. He's fine at home'. However, obviously I want to know if he's causing problems at school and have my say, but I feel it's hard to judge what's going on when I haven't seen it first hand.

DS1 is in Reception. I like to know what's going on, so I can discuss it all with him at home, and come up with strategies. At least the teacher now understands I am on her bloody side and is nice to me, rather than bollocking me along with DS1.

(He had called someone else's dad a 'fat dummy'. )