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!!!