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Sleep is one of the most precious thing humans have. I learned this shortly after Kaity was born. I had her next to my bed, and I think that I wasn't really sleeping. I was resting and listening to her breath. She wasn't able cry out loud, and I was afraid that she would simply die in the middle of the night. When Tyler was born 17 months after Kait, I had a rule that nobody played in the middle of the night at my house. The first time I can remember Tyler smiling was just after I had changed his diaper, and fed him, then I put him into the baby swing. He smiled at the little 1.5 gallon fish tank that had a small light on in it. My poor son spent several nights sleeping in the baby swing. But he learned that he shouldn't play at night, because mama wasn't going to put up with it. It didn't seem to hurt him in the end. He is one the most responsible people I know.