My DD7 seems to require noises coming out of her mouth all the time, as well. She talks to me from the moment I get home until bedtime, unless she's distracted by a game on the computer or a TV show while she's eating dinner. She talks to herself in the bathtub, and in bed. I know what you mean about getting older and losing the multitasking brain -- I have to give her distractions just so I can hear myself think.