its hard when you have small kids..mine are aged 7 to 1 and it sucks...we used to say that we were talking or whatever.But now with the 1 year old and the 2 year old it is hard to get any time away from either one....it was easier when they napped but my daughter has stopped napping....
I love screamers . Pillows come in handy while doing doggy but it's hard to control in other positions.
GG we have learned to keep it down but there are still vents and we do get loud sometimes so the radio or tv is usually on in our room plus where the kids are.