Well, if I calculate approximately retiring at age 60, I have only about 348 months of work left. Always looking at the bright side, you know? Actually, I still love my job. I've taken care of some very sick kiddos in the past couple of weeks, but it just makes me appreciate my healthy little boy and my life so much more. I am getting ready to transition to the night shift next week, so it will be a change for our family. Ryan will be doing the early morning feeding and having to get up if Caiden wakes up in the middle of the night (which is very rare, but still happens with a cold or the night after vaccinations). I will be picking Caiden up from daycare, which I am greatly looking forward to. **I will admit that I have been a bit jealous when Ryan tells stories of him walking in to Caiden's daycare room and is greeted by that big, gummy grin.** Daddy & Caid will have to be out of the house or super quiet while I nap before my shifts on the weekends. So, I know it will be a little different around our house, but hopefully the transition will be smooth and easy on everyone.
Caiden turned 4 months old on March 30th. I can't believe time has gone by so quickly! He's right on track with his development, and he's even ahead of the curve, conquering many 5 month and a couple of 6 month milestones. We're so proud of our little man. He is as handsome as ever and is still holding onto his dark blue eyes from Mommy. His new hair is coming in much lighter than we expected, too. So, maybe he gets two of his traits from his momma. But, alas, I realize as everyone tells me just how much he looks like his daddy. And that's okay... Daddy is pretty handsome, too!!
Caid is such a happy, laid-back baby. I have warned Ryan numerous times that most babies are not this easy. From the day he was born, he has just been such a good baby. I was thrown off by it, actually. I take care of babies all day long, most of them fussing at some point or having reflux issues or not sleeping/napping well or just being a little "high maintenance." Not Caiden Lake. He sleeps great, eats amazingly well, and adapts with such ease to any situation we put him in. Some days, it seems like he can take care of himself. Ryan and I both agree that because Caiden has been so easy, our next child will probably give us a run for our money. We hope we're wrong and have only well-behaved, chill kiddos... we are just realistic :)
So, life right now is pretty good. Springtime seems to have decided to stick around (minus the snow, hail storm, and overnight chills we've had in the past couple of weeks). We are still working on our yard and house (ah, home-ownership), but love that we can have Caid & Max outside with us now. Ryan is working hard at his job, with several projects on which he is the lead architect. He is also gearing up again to take more of his licensing tests (more on that in another post). Our house is never dull, that's for sure! And after saying all that, A Day in the Life of the Langs is... well, pretty wonderful!!
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| The Lang Family, December 2010 (photo by Tim Hawn) |
