Welcome Drake Reeves Sanchez

Andre

Drake

Andre

Drake

Drake

Andre

Drake

Our baby boy finally made it. We are happy to introduce Drake Reeves Sanchez. He was born April 17th at 8:45 am. He weighed 9 lbs 10 oz and was 21.5 inches long. It wasn't easy getting the little guy here. We tried an induction on the 14th with no luck, just a lot of PAIN!!!!! He was a stubborn boy and was going to come on his own time. After about 2 days of contractions I decided it was time to go back to the hospital to see if we had made any progress. We got there on April 17th at about 1:00am. I was dilated to a 7! That was great news. Within a couple of hours I was fully dilated but the baby was way to high to start pushing. There was a lot of talk regarding a c-section which made me a little nervous. All it took was me repositioning and it was time to push. It took a good hour and a half of pushing to get Andre here. With Drake I pushed for about 4 or 5 minutes and our little guy was here, Healthy as can be. Andre LOVES his little brother. On a regular basis I hear "My brother is so cute." He is a great helper. My sister Cara was able to be here for the birth. She was HUGE help. She spent most of her time taking care of Andre but we were to lucky to get to have her at the hospital for the birth. We appreciate her so much and are so grateful for all of her help and support. We have settled in to our family of 4 nicely. I am enjoying my time off with my boys. I put up a few pics of Andre when he was little. They look like brothers! Life is really good.

It's almost TIME!!!!

The count down is on until we are a family of four and we can't wait. My due date is about a week and a half away. I am finished with work so I am spending my time with my boys and cleaning my house. I kn0w I need to be resting but I feel like I have so much to do. My wonderful husband lets me sleep in on our days off together which is WONDERFUL!!!! Andre can't wait for his baby brother to get here. He has been helping me get everything together for his big arrival. He is going to be the best big brother. He always tells me that he isn't my baby any more, he is my big boy. I am so excited to spend the next 4 1/2 months being a stay at home mom with my boys. We will now play the waiting game and we will let you all know when our new addition arrives!

Last 6 months

It has been 6 months since our last post. That is terrible but time has just gotten away from us. We have kept busy like usual. We spent a week in Idaho in early October. It was really nice. I needed the Idaho weather. I am having a hard time with nice weather in November and December. I am an Idaho girl, I need SNOW!!!!!!! It's always great to spend time with family and friends. We don't get to see them enough. We got back in time for Halloween and as you can see we had a little spider man. I guess I should say big spider man. He lets me know every day he is a big boy. When I call him my baby he says, "Mom, I am your big boy. Your baby is in yours tummy." Makes me sad. I am about 21 weeks pregnant right now. I am halfway there already. We are having another baby boy and couldn't be more excited. Rob is relieved. I don't think he was ready for a girl. Andre can't wait to be a big brother. The baby is due in April and everyday Andre asks if it's Easter yet. I let him know the baby will be here about the same time the Easter Bunny comes. He's going to be a great big brother. We spent Thanksgiving here in California. A small dinner with the three of us. It was nice. Rob always cooks up a nice turkey.He was on the ball this year. We were ready to eat at noon. I can't believe Christmas is already here. I am thankful for my job which allows me to be home for Christmas Eve and Christmas day this year. Being a nurse means long hours and holiday work. Our house is cozy and covered in Christmas decor. We are almost done with our shopping. We have to finish early because all of our family lives in different states. I have to get all their gifts in the mail early enough for their things to arrive before Christmas. Our little family is doing really well right now. We are all happy and healthy. We could ask for more. We are looking forward to the new year. We all deserve to have the best year ever.