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, February 27, 2009

On the Move

Here he comes.....

Friday, February 20, 2009

The Upside of Down

Things are looking up. Joaquin is still battling some congestion but after two rounds of antibiotics back to back, his ears look good. He i...

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Frustrated

I'm a bit frustrated right now. Joaquin seems to have taken a step backward with eating solids. For a short time, he was doing great and...

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Hands and Knees

Our boy is on his hands and knees!!!! Joaquin has been getting around lately by army crawling or what his brothers call "inchworming...

Friday, February 6, 2009

A Story to Share

I must share this story, this true story, that I found on a fellow bloggers site called "Bridget's Light" living in world of p...

Monday, February 2, 2009

Happy 1st Birthday!

To my dear sweet Joaquin, Happy Birthday my love. My baby boy. You are one year old today and I remember the day you were born so clearly. I...

Sunday, February 1, 2009

25 Things....

25 things I love about you Joaquin.... 1. Your smile. 2. The color of your eyes...a combo of gray, blue and green. 3. Your eyelashes...black...

Friday, January 30, 2009

A Letter from Big Brother Diego (age 5)

Dear Joaquin, Baby, I like you so much because you are so cute and fuzzy. I am happy to be your big brother. I like to play with you and put...

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Baby Steps

A moment of sadness. It was a very quick fleeting moment but I had it nonetheless. I'm not sure what it was exactly but I felt it and th...

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Baptism

Joaquin was baptised on December 21st at Sacred Heart Church in Sacramento. Many of our friends and family were with us to celebrate this sp...

Monday, January 12, 2009

Bye! Bye!

Joaquin is waving bye bye and it is the cutest darn thing you've ever seen!!!! I will try and catch it on camera and share it here on th...

Friday, January 9, 2009

The Year My Son and I Were Born

Kathryn Soper wrote a memoir about her first year mothering Thomas, her son who has Down syndrome. It's titled The Year My Son and I We...

The Future of Prenatal Testing

Where are we going with prenatal testing? Once again, a fellow blogger has posted a subject that I think about, talk about and write about a...

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Time flies.....

A post from Hector... I can't believe it has been almost a year since Joaquin was born. It feels like he has always been a part of our ...

Monday, January 5, 2009

Kindred Spirits

Often on this journey of mine, I am inspired by all the other mothers and fathers of children blessed with Down syndrome. I have had the ple...

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Gratitude

Goodbye 2008....welcome 2009! What a year it has been. One that I'm sure we will look back on for the rest of our lives. It was the year...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Christmas Card 2008

Here is the photo we chose for our Christmas card this year. It was a last minute decision and it wasn't the best photo of all the boys ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Baby's First Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve. May all your hearts be warmed by your family and friends at this beautiful time of year. Our hearts are full of love th...

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Results

While we were at the Institutes, Joaquin was re-evaluated and received a new treatment program that we will be doing for the next 8 months. ...

Saturday, December 13, 2008

A Breath of Fresh Air

Wow. On Friday, at the Institutes of the Achievement of Human Potential, Hector and I attended a lecture on Intelligence and were told that ...

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Patience

So we are getting ready for our second visit to the Institutes in Philadelphia. We leave December 9th and I'm getting together all our d...

Friday, November 28, 2008

Not So Sure About Santa

We were very brave and ventured out to the mall on Black Friday to visit Santa....and there was no line to see him. Very strange. He wasn...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

An AMAZING Teen

I was so touched by this article that I have to share it. This athlete never fails to amaze his teammates, fans Is it OK to hope for a stor...

Monday, November 17, 2008

Hearing Update: A New Baby

Here is Joaquin right before his surgery last Thursday. In a nutshell, the surgery was a success. The doctor said that she found lots of th...

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...

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