Are you gonna keep following me around until I acknowledge you? Itâs becoming very tiresome.
Didnât you just acknowledge him?
She mugged you off good and proper there
Thatâs daughters for you. Mine was in a cot in our bedroom. So we organised a big trip to Ikea to buy a pinky bed to put into her own room. âlovely bed, thatâs great Daddy, thanksâ.
Then on the way down to the till she whispers to my wife âIâm not going sleeping in THAT bed!â
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Sheâs obviously planning an escape of some sort @Fran . Out the window, down the springy cord and the wipes break the fall. The shades are her disguise. Sheâs made a dummy in the bed out of all the teddies. Get out quick and track her down.
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My lad has âhis favourite wrestlerâ he has played with every night in bed for 3 years. An action figure -a black lad in yellow shorts.
The paint has worn off the thighs. He has no feet for 18 months. No arms last few weeks. I came home tonight to a sad face to show me âfavourite wrestlerâ was now just a torso and a head. We might frame him for the future. Not sure he can be replaced.
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1 + 1 = 2
Yeah thatâs a total of 2 hours sleep.
Long day ahead. Toddler going up on ebay later once I get a chance to place add.
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I done this on Monday night. Yesterday was fine as he was still asleep when I left but he woke around 7am and Mrs G got up with him.
This morning we were awoken at 5am with the little shite roaring at the gate. Went in and lay on floor but he wouldnât stay in his bed. I eventually left him in the room on his own at 6.20am but he start playing with toys all over the room.
Mrs G had to get up with him as I have a poxy meeting which I needed to come into (great escape tbh).
Wouldnât be so bad but Mrs G up three times during the night feeding the two week old so now sheâs saying she completely wrecked. He use to stay in his cot til 9ish so she use to catch a few more hours kip.
Iâm definitely thinking of some netting back over the rebuilt cot.
He used stay in the cot til 9!!! You lucky bastard
Part of issue here is that youâve been lulled into a false sense of security by his previous exemplary behaviour!! Between 6 and 6.30 the usual time in our house if they slept til 7.30 would actually have to check them see were they ok
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I had that problem too. After bed heâd come out to the gate roaring and throw toys out over it into the hall and call you to get them back. The following night I waited outside his door and held the handle (it was open a crack). He climbed down off the bed a few times and tried to open it but I held it closed. After the fourth attempt I heard him say âaaagh door brokentâ and he fucked off back to bed. Repeated the following night and since then he hasnât left the bed.
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I mentioned this before but my daughter has foolproof method to beat that system.
I need to go to the toooiiiiiiiiiiiileeeeeeeeeeet
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Put nappies back on her for bedtime
Unorthodox!!!
He goes to bed at 9/9.30pm so probably later than most 2 year olds. I get to see and play with him at night when I got home. Mrs Goode at home so no need for either to get up earlyâŚnot til now.
Iâm sure weâll survive and get back into a routine, poor divil is probable feeling a bit like Woody out of Toy Story with the new Space Ranger Buzz appearing a couple of weeks ago. Heâs been Mammyâs shadow for the last two years.
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reckon we could get a 2 for the price of 1 if I throw in a 4 week old into the ad? Although I did beat your sleep by about half an hour. finishing off my second giant cup of coffee now. Just have to keep convincing myself that it does get betterâŚ
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Just need to write off your own life until they all reach five I think
ah itâll all be good. As much and all as Iâd moan about sleep or stinking nappys and all that crap, I still wouldnt change those first 5 years of them growing up. The good far outweighs the bad, itâs just easier moan at the bad times.
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A good rule of thumb is, no matter how bad things are at any given phase, theyâll eventually move out of it into the next one. And no matter how bad theyâre crying at night, theyâll eventually pass out. You just gotta tough it out. Once theyâre generally healthy, it matters not one fuck.
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The morning bootcamp session kept me alert till around 1pm. However once I got the lunch into me I am fading fast here. Intense meeting coming up at 2.30pm too 
Need to get a 10 minute nap in the car.
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You donât deserve a job or kids. Get a grip.