I’m listening to the boy and the girl entertain each other. At 4:55, the hands of the clock were directly opposite each other, so the boy thought it was 6:00am, and launched into his usual “I’m awake, please come get me.” I went down and told him to keep sleeping, it wasn’t yet time. Twenty minutes later, he tried again, as I clearly wasn’t so convincing. Trip downstairs to share the opinion that it’s not yet time to get up. (Needless to say, I’m now irrevocably awake.)
Then the girl starts to make noises, and the boy decides that’s time to be the older brother: he tells the girl, it’s not yet 6 o’clock, so she should go back to sleep. Orders flow downhill! 😉 I’m eavesdropping on this while I type. Here’s some direct quotes (not including the hilarious laughter between the two of them):
It’s the middle of the night. And you’re tired. Need your rest. You have to go sleep. … After it (the minute hand) goes to the 11, it will be 6 o’clock, time for us to wake up.
All of this is said while he’s (I’m guessing) sitting (standing) straight up in his bed and entertaining his sister from across the room with various shouts and shenanigans. There’s no one sleeping in there. And, when the clock does hit 6:00am, I’ll hear a loud shout about the time, and I’ll go in. Just a few minutes left.