Shhhh....

I used to fill my days with noise.

Always music and often TV (but never at the same time).

Then I had a kiddo.  And I cherished my quiet time during naps.

Ben's doorknob (I had no idea how bunged up our door frames were til I uploaded this pic...).  I dare not enter his room and risk waking him with the click and/or flash of the camera - he looks adorable, you'll have to take my word for it.

 Then I had another kiddo.

...and doing chores are noisy.  And while a babe is peacefully sleeping in a blissfully silent house... he shall startle quite easily at a sudden loud noise.

...and cry.

...for a long time.

...and so, we're rocking the New Age music channel on DirecTV this afternoon.