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.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Trick or Treat

Happy 1st Halloween Joaquin! Who needs toys when you have candy? Here is our boy playing with his brother's candy after a fun night with...

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The night before Halloween!

Last night Jen went out with her girlfriends and I was in charge of 3 kids and the daily post. All 3 kids went to bed like usual, no proble...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

We were BOOed!

Tonight the boys and I decided to carve the pumpkins in preparation for Halloween on Friday. Joaquin was in his bouncy seat in the kitchen,...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Mr. Blue Sky

I really want to see this movie so I've put in a special request to Netflix to see if they will buy a few copies and make it available t...

Monday, October 27, 2008

Myth vs. Truth

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness month, I'd like to take this opportunity to address the myths commonly associated with DS. I copied ...

Sunday, October 26, 2008

BFF

Joaquin already has a Best Friend Forever and her name is Jolie. They are cousins and are only 6 weeks apart. It's going to be so much f...

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Nana

There is no denying that Nana and Joaquin have a very special bond. He lights up whenever he sees her and she is the only one that brings ou...

Friday, October 24, 2008

Mild Case of Down Syndrome?

I thought I'd post the most commonly asked question even though I still don't have a clear cut answer for it. Friends, families and...

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Someone to Watch Over Me

Here is an adorable photo of Mateo peering in at the baby in the crib. I think Joaquin was close to 3 months old and Mateo was finally warmi...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Spidermania

Here is our family of spiders- The Red Spiderman is Diego, The Black Spiderman is Mateo and of course the spider is Joaquin. By the way, I...

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Papa's Baby Boy

Monday, October 20, 2008

Looking Back

My Grandma Eleanor passed away earlier this year when Joaquin was about 6 weeks old. I had a very special relationship with my Grandma. She ...

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Chili Peppers

Diego Mateo Joaquin

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Mexican Seer

Jen asked me awhile ago to write about an experience we had in Mexico City this summer when we celebrated my parent's 50th wedding anniv...

Friday, October 17, 2008

Our Little Star

Our little baby is a star! Here he is featured on the Parenting.com website. They are featuring pictures of babies and children with Down sy...

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

I have tears in my eyes. My faith in humanity is renewed after reading this story. What better way to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Mont...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Time for Tubes

Joaquin is scheduled to have ear tubes placed the middle of November. It is an outpatient surgical procedure and he will be under anesthesia...

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

He's crawling!

We are so excited! Joaquin has been "moving" since a few days old on his belly. It started with him in the co-sleeper. We would pu...

Monday, October 13, 2008

Our Little Pumpkins

We took our first trip to the Pumpkin Patch with Joaquin on Sunday. We met up with some other parents who have children with Down syndrome. ...

Sunday, October 12, 2008

It's a Tooth....AGAIN!

So, tooth #2 decided to arrive today and joined tooth #1! Yahoo! Side by side on the bottom they both sit and it is so adorable! No more too...

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Great news!

One of our posts from this blog was selected to be published in a book called "Gifts: Volume II" due late 2009 or early 2010!!! We...

Friday, October 10, 2008

More Alike Than Different

Can you guess who is who? One of the biggest goals of Down Syndrome Awareness Month is to help people understand that people with Down syndr...

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Baby Flex

One of the characteristics of Down syndrome is "an excessive ability to extend the joints." Babies with DS are extremely flexible ...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Abuela

Here is a photo of Joaquin and Abuela (Hector's mom) when they met in Mexico earlier this year.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The "Face"

So I just have to clarify this picture (and the other "face" pictures in the Buddy Walk slide show.) Joaquin is not unhappy in the...

Monday, October 6, 2008

Questions?

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, I wanted to welcome any questions you may have. Often when I see people and Joaquin is with me, t...

Sunday, October 5, 2008

It's a Tooth

Joaquin has his first tooth! It broke through the skin earlier this week and every day a little more of it shows. It's on the bottom in ...

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Buddy Walk 2008

A slide show from our very special day spent with great friends and family. Enjoy! Click on the image The slideshow might not load in some s...

Friday, October 3, 2008

Update on Andres

A post from Hector... A few days ago I was chatting with my nephew Santiago and as always we talked about our families. "How is everyon...

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Get It Down: 31 for 21

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and there is a small campaign (that is getting bigger by the day) that is encouraging bloggers in t...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

"Founded by God"

I just ran across a piece of scratch paper that a nurse gave to me when I was in the hospital after delivering Joaquin. I had taken a walk d...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

"Is He Cross-Eyed?"

I was at the checkout stand at our local co-op when the lady checking us out was really "checking us out." She was looking at Mat...

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

We have a dream... (Part 2)

Post by Hector... After the Republican National Convention was over and Sarah Palin left us so energized and excited about the possibility ...

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Walking for Joaquin

We are so excited to participate in our first mile long Buddy Walk on Saturday, October 4th at Southside Park in Sacramento. We plan on walk...

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

We have a dream...

Shortly after we found out about Joaquin's diagnosis I read an article in the Sacramento Bee about Trig's birth to Governor Sarah Pa...

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Kidaround

If you live in the Greater Sacramento area, pick up a copy of Kidaround Magazine at any of these locations . There is a great article on Je...

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