6 Month Checkup

Cache had his 6 month checkup yesterday and man is he growing like a weed! He weighed 18lbs 7oz and was 27 3/4 inches! He is already grown out of most of his 6-12 month clothes so I guess it's time to pull out the 12-18 month. His Dr. was asking questions about his accomplishments in the last 2 months and she asked me if he was rolling over. I told her "only from his belly to his back" and she was baffled. She said that he should've starting rolling over from his back to his belly way before he started sitting up on his own. Then she was checking for teeth and I was telling her how I thought he is going to get his eye teeth first instead of his fronts. She checked and sure enough she said "looks like he's already breaking all the rules!" Which of course reassured me that he's definately a Coates! (because his mom never broke any rules! :)lol) Everything looked good though he's getting to big to fast!

2009 What a Wonderful Year full of Blessings!

Wow! It's come and gone fast! I cannot believe all of the blessing our family has had in 2009! We started off the year in our second trimester of our pregnancy that we had been trying for for 10 months! On February 24th we found out that our new addition was a boy! Each month after that we counted our blessings at each Dr's appointment when everything sounded and looked normal! In May we celebrated our 2 year Wedding Anniversary. On June 26th (3 days after my due date) we welcomed our greatest blessing into the world. Anthony Cache Coates born at 6:08pm weighed 7lbs 16oz and 22inches long! He had a rough start at first, but after receiving a blessing from Uncle Levi and Bishop Bowler he was able to go off oxygen after 24 hours. It was so hard not being able to hold him for 16 hours but I am so thankful it wasn't any longer. Three days later we were able to go home and start life as we know it now! On August 29th we had the opportunity to receive our Endowments and be sealed as a family in the Manti, UT temple. I cannot express the love and peacefulness that surrounded our family knowing that we can be together FOREVER! On September 13th Trent was able to give Cache his name and a blessing! Wow what a proud moment for me! On September 14th it was time for me to head back to work. That didn't last long...after crying non stop for 2 days straight Trent decided it was best that I stay home w/ Cache! I'm so thankful I have such an amazing husband! The fall was full of firsts holiday's w/ Halloween and Thanksgiving we enjoyed every minute surrounded by family and friends. December was an exciting month as well, watching Cache open his Christmas presents was priceless! I cannot believe my baby is 6 months old already!

Cache's 1st Christmas

We started off the month w/ the Coates family Christmas party in Erda, UT on December 19th. It was good to spend the afternoon w/ Trent's family. Cache was spoiled with lots of love and presents. He loves his weeble wobble penguin from Aunt Shaelee and his book and fish bowl from Grandma and Grandpa Coates! While in Utah we were also able to spend the weekend w/ Uncle Tone, Aunt Kasey and Elizabeth. It's so funny to see Tone and Trent all grown up w/ babies. Of course the poor kids had to have boxing matches! But they loved it!

Christmas Day

Cache was more than ready to open his present.


He knew just what he was supposed to do.



Waiting patiently for his Pappa to get it put together.



Loved it!

Christmas afternoon we headed off to Grandma and Grandpa Allen's for Christmas Dinner and more presents. Cache was spoiled again!