The Kremer Family: June 2010

Muah to the Rice Family

Sunday, June 06, 2010

A few weeks ago I had this conversation with Izzy.

Isabella: Mommy, I want to swim in Asher's pool. Can we go to Asher's house to swim?
Me: Asher lives far away. We'd have to take a plane to get there. But maybe we can go to Chris' house in Palm Springs.

Then today she says this:

Isabella: Mommy, I miss Asher. Can we go to see him?
Me: I miss him too.

Isabella: We would have to ride a plane, right?
Me: Yes

Isabella: They live far away, right mommy?
Me: Yes

Isabella: Where do they live?
Me: [hmm...] Massachusetts

Isabella: [confused look on her face]

Izzy and Ethan. Ethan and Eli. Izzy, Ethan and Eli.

Saturday, June 05, 2010

We are so lucky to have three great kids. I fall in love with them when I see them play together and genuinely love each other. It's so special and I hope they continue it through adulthood (a mother can only wish).

I was driving Izzy and Eli around on one of my many errands around town and she says to me, "Mommy, I miss Ethan. I love Ethan. I love it when I chase Ethan. And I love it when Ethan chases me." Seriously? How sweet is that?

Yes, there are days when I want to leave them in a store, park or restaurant, but for the most part they are the best things ever to come into our lives. We are fortunate.

One weekend Ed was out of town and I popped in a movie to give me some down time. I look over at the kids and they are in the zone.

Twenty minutes later they are laughing hysterically. I look over and Ethan is trying to kiss Izzy and she plays keep away.

But he finally lands one.

These are pictures from today.

It takes some coaxing to get a group picture, especially from Izzy

They got serious

But it only lasted a moment. Notice how terrified Eli looks.
This is only the beginning.

All About Eli

Eli is now 11 weeks old. He's a sweet baby. He's definitely a cross between Izzy and Ethan. He's lanky like Isabella with a sweetness like Ethan. On the Kremer baby easiness-scale I'd rank him #2 after Ethan. Izzy was the most difficult because she was our first and she was a bit fussy.

At his two month appointment (on May 19, 2010) his stats were:

Weight: 10 lbs and 14 oz (31st percentile for boys his age)
Height: 22" (18th percentile)

So he's a little more like Ethan with his stats relative to other babies. The only concerns we've had to date is his constant spitting up. He's a spitter. We believe he has reflux, but so far it isn't detrimental to his health. You definitely have to protect yourself around him.

Eli has the cutest dimples; one is more pronounced then the other. He is a spitting image of Ed - it's really unbelievable. I feel like I'm looking at Ed. See for yourself.

Eli at a whopping two hours old...

These pictures were taken when he was only about four to five days old...

At 2 weeks old...

At 3 weeks old...

His first bath

At 5 weeks old...

At 7 weeks old...

At 8 weeks old...

(He is a spitter as you can see in these pictures)

At 9 weeks old...

And today at 11 weeks old...

All About Isabella

While on my maternity leave I keep the baby and one of the kids home with me while the other attends daycare. Izzy usually goes three days a week and Ethan goes the other two days. This way I get some time with each and they also have time with other kids. It's been great. Isabella has grown so much. She still has her moments, but overall she's been such a great help to me. I can't imagine having three small kids without her helping hand.

Every Thursday the Grove does event for kids. I've taken Isabella several times. We brought a picnic and set up. It was a nice day. We finished off the day with a Pink Berry (that's my bribe to do a little shopping).

We went to go visit my mom and dads. My dad is quite the gardener. They grow everything from kale, peaches, figs, bell peppers, grapes, plums....to blueberries and raspberries (these are new). Izzy saw them and got really excited.

I took the Izzy and Eli to Santa Monica. The weather was perfect. We did some window shopping and picked up a sandwich, salad and some edamame and setup a picnic on a park bench in front of the ocean. It was nice.