Three's a Charm

On February 2nd at 4:59 AM, our third beautiful son Joaquin Andres Sanchez was born. On May 2nd at 4:59 PM, his three month birthday, we learned that Joaquin's cells have the presence of an additional third chromosome 21 or "Trisomy 21" also known as Down syndrome. Join us on our journey as we discover that three is definitely a charm.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Hearing Test

We had our third hearing test this week with the Audiologist. She did an ABR (auditory brainstem response test) that requires the baby be sl...

Friday, June 20, 2008

Hit by a Wave

Tonight I was hit by a wave of emotion. I attended my first seminar sponsored by the Down Syndrome Information Alliance here in Sacramento. ...

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Books, Books and More Books....

I can't get enough of them. I just finished reading Jennifer Graf Groneberg's "Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through ...

Thursday, June 12, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance

Another post from Hector... There have been a handful of people telling Jen and I about this boy with Down Syndrome that was on "So you...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Institutes

A post from Hector.... When Andres was born, my sister Silvia and brother-in-law Carlos did what every parent in such a situation would do-...

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Band of Brothers

The very first thing Diego does when he gets up in the morning..every single morning... bright eyed and bouncing down the hall, is to come s...

Monday, June 2, 2008

Such a Blessing

I feel like it was a blessing I didn't know Joaquin had Down syndrome until just recently. I opted not to do the AFP screen in my first ...

Thursday, May 29, 2008

A Perfect Heart

We saw the cardiologist last Friday for our first of many specialist appointments to monitor Joaquin's health. Children with DS have a 5...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Welcome to Holland

I found this piece during my search for answers and information about Down syndrome shortly after Joaquin was diagnosed. It gave me immediat...

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Andres

Hector and I decided toward the latter part of the pregnancy that we would name our baby boy Joaquin. It's a name we both liked and one ...

Monday, May 26, 2008

The Phone Call

For two long weeks, we wondered when we would hear the results and what those results would be. I spent endless hours on the computer in the...

Memory Keeper's Daughter

Have you read this book? It's really good. I read it last summer when I was pregnant and loved it. I was so excited to hear that they ha...

A Mother's Instinct

Always trust a mother's instinct. The very first words out of my mouth when I held my baby were "Does he have Down syndrome?" ...

Joaquin's Birth Story

Here is the recap of Joaquin's birth story. I wrote it about a week after he was born... So I had a doctor’s appointment on Thursday, Ja...

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