It seems that all of us take great comfort in the sounds that we make when we are around each other. I think I speak for all parents when I say that we want to hear just the right amount of sound coming from our children: too much sound means things might be getting out of control; too little sound is strange and at the very least in need of investigation. But when Everett is closeby and we can hear him making regular noises then we usually sense that things are ok. Similarly, Everett has started asking us to work in the kitchen (underneath his bedroom) at bedtime so that he can fall asleep.