Sweet boy

Guillermo (along with the rest of the family) was sick all during the Christmas festivities. He has been so sweet considering his ailments which run from the normal cold to projectile spitting. Pobrecito.

Happy Two Month Birthday (late again!)

Memo turned two months old while at his grandparents house last Wednesday...look at those guns!

Growing so fast

I wish I could roll over!

Guillermo has fallen in love with this toy..he was working to roll onto it, but he's not QUITE ready yet :) It was fun to watch him grunt and groan though!

6 week weigh in

Went to our mommy club today and had our weigh in for the week. 11 lbs, 1 oz. The lactation specialist there promises that there is no such thing as over-feeding when breastfeeding, and that his is a good weight and just building his brain...should be a big brain at this rate :)

Sleeping like a baby

I am never not amazed at how peacefully Guillermo sleeps.

6 weeks

The child is 6 weeks old tomorrow. Here's the latest "size" pic. All the pics I take lately are blurry because he never stops moving! He grasped for a toy today...well, didn't grasp, grabbed at his new favorite toy...so fun to see him growing and changing every day!

Thanks Norma!

Thanks for the beautiful wreath, Norma!! We miss you already!

Bathtime

My new favorite activity with Guillermo...as long as he's warm, he's happy...

First snow!

Thank goodness the Fischers sent this GREAT warm outfit! We had our first snow last night. About 3 inches...and while Grandma Norma is here too. We are sad to see her leave today, but happy she got some snow before heading back to sunny Arizona!!

Family

I love this pic of my mom and my son...so beautiful.

Happy One Month (a little late)

Guillermo turned a month old on Wednesday. Happiness surrounds us. Grandma Norma is visiting, along with a stop-in from the Kukuk grands on Turkey Day...what happiness to be loved so thoroughly...

Sunday Night Football

Nope, he's not watching..but we are! Guillermo naps while we watch the Seahawks win today. Yeah!!!

Tummy time

Such a cutie (not at all biased)!

3 weeks old today

Guillermo is 3 weeks old today! We went to a mommy/baby meeting today where they do free weigh ins and he's up another pound! So, he's 9 lbs, 3 oz...What a precious boy...who likes to eat. He had a fit today when I undressed him for his weigh in...the nurse said, "Boy, he has a temper!"..I thank Bill for this, truly, what a blessing :) Just kidding dah-ling!

Hmmm....non-baby news

We are just so happy that this story didn't happen in OUR neck of the woods! Though at first we were a bit worried!

As requested: 15 days old

Here is Guillermo with what I hope will be a long-time friend (once he's into that kind of thing! As you can see, he's not really that amused right now..he'd rather sleep after a milk binge!). 15 days old today. He had his two week appointment yesterday. He's up to 8 lbs, 3 oz (almost a whole pound gained) and 21 inches long (1.5 inch gain). No more appointments till he's 2 months old!

Family pic

Well, he's getting bigger...even though he's still so small! This jumper bit the dust after this photo today...look how short it is?! Such a sweet boy.

Bathtime

Guillermo's bathtime look....so cute!

Happy Halloween and One Week birthday!

Happy ONE week old today!


And...Happy Halloween!!!

Day 6

Went to the pediatrician today and all is well. Guillermo is almost to his birth weight...he was so good! No shots or prodding today...happy baby....

Proud (and tired) papa

Stop! Hammer time

And here we were afraid that newborn sized clothing would be too small...these are the Hammertime shots of the day!

At last!

The new baby has arrived. Guillermo Miguel Bomberger is so precious. He was greeted by an almost full harvest moon (his new lullaby). Weighing in at 7 lb, 3.5 oz and 19.5 inches, he came on October 24, 2007 at 3:23am after 22 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing. Happiness overwhelms us.

October leaves at the cemetery

Here are some photos from our afternoon walk at the cemetery by our house. The leaves are so beautiful right now, but we think that by next week they'll all be gone! Click on the pic for more.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

First off, I'm way behind in reading what has been a big best seller since 2006...but I really liked it, so....

I went into reading this book with some reservations as I am not usually a reader of non-fiction, and I also don't usually like to read books that fall under that 'self-help' category...though this is more of a memoir about one woman helping herself...anyway, a friend lent me the book and told me how good it was, so I gave it a try. The Seattle PI review, while giving away most of the 'story', might give you an idea if it's for you or not (because it isn't probably something that all of you would enjoy after all).

I found myself to be drawn in by the author's honesty about her past, her spiritual aspirations and her thought processes while on her journey....not to mention the amazing people she met during her travels!

Belly Photos (36 weeks)

Click on the pic for some 36 week belly shots. We weren't able to do professional shots so Bill was the photographer...pretty good for a guy with a little point and shoot digital cam!

Fall has fallen

Here's a picture from our front door at about 7:30 this morning. First frost....already! Spokane has, well, shall we say a "fog issue" as well....Looks like we're in for a long winter!

Crazy baby items!

So, being in the process of trying to pick up all those last minute items that the little one still needs, I spent part of my morning looking at bouncers and came across this one. Isn't it good to know that for a mere $200, your baby too can have that Donald Trump style? Well, at least until he or she is 20 pounds or so! Crazy.

Trout and kraut

So, being that we don't have very good ocean fish here, we decided to try trout the other day. I was officially against it until I had a bite! We went to get more today at our local fish market. They sell it de-boned and prepared as fillets. Bill has been frying it like my mom said she used to do (put it in a bag with a bit of flour and spices...we use lemon pepper) and then just fry it up in a pan. I also found this great fresh sauerkraut recipe in this month's Sunset (the original recipe is prepared with pork chops..and very yummy). Bill informed me that he had trout in the Black Forest when he was in Germany, so tonight's meal was Trout and kraut! The kraut is so easy and fast! All you do is cut up 3 or 4 pieces of bacon and fry them up. Once they are browned, take them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and keep the bacon fat in the pan (healthy, I know). Meantime, prepare about 2 cups of both green and red cabbage by shredding it up and set it aside. You'll also need to put a bit of kosher salt and black pepper, some caraway seeds and a pinch of fennel seeds in your mortar and pestle and grind them up together. Once you take the bacon out of the pan, add the cabbage and cook it for about 3 minutes. Now add the bacon back to the pan along with your crushed spices (the fennel seeds give it a really nice taste). Now cook until tender (about 3 minutes more) and EAT! Very lovely...and it DOES actually taste good with trout!

34 week pics

Here is the latest installment of pictures...

The Road

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy today. Brother John's 30 Second Book Review gives a great short synopsis without giving the story away. I found it to be a very touching book.. I also listened to NPR's review and loved something the reviewer said, "This book announces the triumph of language over nothingness...". If the story seems hopeless, the prose with which it's written will pull you through. I'd highly recommend it!

Easy Moroccan Chicken recipe

Discovered this 'light' recipe for Moroccan Chicken with Polenta today. Turned out good and was easy peasy (ala Jamie Oliver). The recipe is from an old Cooking Light.

Easy Moroccan Chicken...a few notes. I just ground the red pepper flakes rather than buying ground ahead of time. I used plain polenta and it was fine. I might suggest more raisins than the recipe calls for if you like the sweet taste. Don't put too much of the flour mixture on the polenta as it dries out under the broiler.

Before you vote on baby's size!

Here's the last pic we took of the baby belly...at 31 weeks...

Soon to be grandpa "blooming"

Update: He's the proud new owner of a MacBook...the camera is too much fun for words!

32 week ultrasound

The boy is too big for whole body shots now. Here is a shot of his lips and nose and another of his head profile. His head is down...he's preparing to make his grand entrance!

18 week ultrasound

Here is Guillermo at 18 weeks. Kickin' up the feet and relaxing at an early age!