Look how tall Joaquin is getting!
Living life one day at a time as a family of six...3 busy and bouncy boys and 1 Ukrainian princess. Our third son Joaquin was our unexpected blessing who came to us with a little something extra called Down syndrome and inspired us to adopt Sofia an orphan we fell in love with through Reece's Rainbow. We hope that our story will help open people's eyes to the beauty and gift that ALL children are. We are all more alike than different!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Milestones
Another milestone!
We celebrate every single one.
Joaquin is officially sitting up on his own and by this I mean he is able to go from a prone position all the way to sitting up to play...all by himself. It's really cute and this milestone kind of caught us off guard. A nice surprise!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
A Beautiful Couple
A few fellow bloggers discovered this amazing photographer who often photographs children and adults with DS. Her name is Conny Wenk and she just shot what looks to be an engagement session. I have to share it too. Look at this gorgeous couple.
Andrea & Christian
I can't wait to see Joaquin grow up to be a handsome young man!
Andrea & Christian
I can't wait to see Joaquin grow up to be a handsome young man!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Cutie Pie
Hi there!
My family thinks I'm pretty cute. What do you think? Hope you all had a beautiful Easter holiday!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Disneyland
Joaquin made his first trip to Disneyland this past Friday in honor of his Big Brother Diego's 6th birthday. We were at the park when it opened at 8 am and we left the park close to 11 pm. That's almost 15 hours of Disney. Whew!!
Joaquin was an absolute angel throughout the trip. The highlight for the whole family was "It's a Small World". We were able to time it perfectly after a little nap and he was completely intrigued by the whole ride. He looked up and around and side to side the entire ride. It must have been the music, the lights, the repetition and the adorable doll faces smiling at him. It was a priceless moment for the entire family.
I have absolutely no pictures to post from our day because we forgot the battery pack for our camera. We did buy a disposable camera but who knows when we'll get those developed!
I found it interesting that I didn't see a single child with Down syndrome at Disneyland that day. I saw two adults, one who was in a wheelchair, but no children or babies. I was really looking too.
It was great to take the whole family on a vacation, even if it was only for one day. It was good for us to get away from the usual grind, take a day off of school and therapies and just enjoy our time together. It really is the Happiest Place on Earth.
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