Big Week!

It's been a big week in the Lakes household! Aside from it being my last week of maternity leave (boooooo), we also had a lot of surprise visits from family and the All Conference banquet to attend. We had to go to the banquet because Chris was honored as the Tennis Coach of the Year. It's the second time in 4 years he's been recognized, and I'm really proud of him. Especially this season, since it wasn't easy for him to coach and be gone 12-14 hours each day with Zach at home - but they still managed to win county and the sectional!

On Monday Heidi and I went shopping in the Edinburgh Outlet Mall. Zach needed some new clothes (since he's growing like a weed) and I needed some pants for work. It was fun, especially since the weather was so beautiful! On Wednesday, Sheri came in to see Zach (and to go to the casino!). It was a nice visit, especially since she doesn't see him as often as she'd like.

Okay, on to the big news...



Can you guess what it is?????



Heidi had her baby girl Tuesday night! I'm fairly certain that walking the entire perimeter of the outlet mall encouraged things along. Kaylan Jeannette McIntire was born at 10:01 Tuesday evening, is 19 inches long, and weighed in at 6 lbs. 3 oz. And realistically, that's a perfectly average length and weight for a baby, but she just seems soooooo tiny to me compared to Zach. I mean, Zach had almost 3 pounds on her at birth! But as it turns out, it's lucky Kaylan is a little gal.... because Heidi progressed from a 1 to a 9 in about 45 minutes, and they couldn't give her an epidural!!! I can't imagine!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so I know it's horrible that I don't have pictures, but I still can't find the cord to upload pictures from my digital camera. The boogey man must have eaten it or something... I guess I'll have to suck it up and buy a new one... So I promise I'll have pictures soon! (In case you're wondering how I've posted pictures the last two times, it's because those are pictures Sheri has taken and emailed to me) Kaylan looks JUST like her Daddy and has a lot of light brown hair. She's tiny and delicate and everything a little girl should be, and she's got the funniest squeaky newborn cry I've ever heard!

Tomorrow will have us trick or treating and letting Zach enjoy his first Halloween party with our neighbors. Their little girls are 3 and 7 months, so of course we say that Zach and Addie (the 7 month old) are boyfriend and girlfriend. And I'll let you know what he ended up being for Halloween soon!!!

Shots... booo......

Zach got his first round of shots last Thursday. He hasn't felt too great since then, which I guess is to be expected. Each day gets a little easier though! I go back to work in two weeks, and I'm looking forward to it and dreading it all at the same time. This week is Fall Break, so Chris will be home for a 4 day weekend. We're both really looking forward to that!

Zach is 12.7 pounds and is 25.5 inches long. That puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 90th for length. His pediatrician looked at him, and then looked at Chris, and said that he must take after his Daddy by being tall and skinny!

The day before he had his doctor's visit, we went to Connersville for the afternoon. Chris and I had an appointment with the eye doctor. My eyes were just a little bit worse, which I guess is common after pregnancy. Chris thought his vision would be about the same, but it was actually quite a bit worse than he thought! He now has astigmatism in both eyes, whereas before it was only in one eye. I've always has astigmatism in both, so it didn't seem like a big deal to me...

Anyway, here are some pictures from the Connersville trip!

New Pictures...

So here are some new pictures of Zach. I can't believe he's 10 weeks old! He's really got smiling and laughing down this week, which is super fun for me. He laughs at a lot of stuff, but anytime anyone around him farts, including himself, he laughs! If anyone wasn't sure before, that alone should be able to prove that my son!!! Heidi's baby shower is next Saturday, so hopefully I'll have some pictures of her and more of Zach as well. She's only got 4 more weeks to go and is really ready to have her little girl. In other news, Chris's tennis team won the sectional on Saturday 3-2 against Shelbyville. It's the second time they've won in 4 years. I'm really proud of him! Okay, on to pictures...

Here's one of Zach smiling... Bath Time (before and after)....

Sitting up on the couch - this is one of his most favorite things to do, and he often watches TV. He really likes football (go figure), the weather channel, and Sesame Street.

Watching football with Daddy - and I know his eyes look odd here. I tried to get the red eye out and it ended up looking strange. Oh well...

Playing with Daddy - he likes to push off and try to stand. Plus it's good practice for him to hold up his head and strengthen his neck and back muscles. Just look at that face - you can tell he's really concentrating!

Playing in his crib - he loves his teddy bear mobile and gets mad when it stops playing!

Talking to Mommy...

Sitting up in the recliner and playing with Mommy. He was laughing here but covered his mouth right when the picture snapped.

Looking around.... we're pretty sure his eyes are going to be brown, but you can't tell here. I guess we'll find out soon. That's all for now!