Yup the story of my life…Derrick is growing up into a young adult faster than I can type this update.  The soccer people called yesterday to let us know that the team he was put on doesn’t have a coach… Huh? That was my first reaction.  However, I called and found out that if they can’t find a coach then one of the employees for the youth services would coach them - this ought to be interesting.  Regardless, practice I believe starts next week - 2-3 months of shuttling around. Geno, if you read this, HURRY UP AND GET YOUR TAIL HOME!!!

Xavier is growing like a weed. I can’t believe that in a little more then a month he will be TWO!  Derrick has been preparing him by asking “How old are you going to be, two?” Xavier will enthusiasically say “TWO” and hold up two fingers… His new sentence (though only two words) is “We’re home!” when we turn onto our street.  He doesn’t quite get the ending “m” sound so it’s more like “We’re ho” but I know what he means!

Following in his brother’s foot steps - I noticed a couple weeks ago that Xavier was getting small bumps on the back of his legs and it immediately raised a flag.  Derrick has been dealing with Eczema for most of his childhood. Recently though it seems to have become dorment… well, now Xavier seems to have the same problem. It doesn’t seem as severe as Derrick’s, though I can’t remember what age he was when we first noticed it - mom, do you remember?  Anyway, we’ve moved to bathing Xavier about every couple days or so and using very mild soap (I’ve had to get rid of all the “night time” kind and move to more gentle plain soaps/shampoos.  He doesn’t know the difference though, it’s still “bubbles” on his head and body.

Xavier is looking more and more like Geno…he is definately a “Daddy’s Boy”. He sees Geno’s pictures all the time and says “Daddy”. I recently sent Geno a DVD of a 100 or so video’s taken over the last year of the boys.  It’s crazy how time is flying though. I have updated pictures for the boys’ “pages” but the new printer I received hasn’t been set up for scanning just yet maybe I will find time this weekend.

With Easter around the corner so is my day of rest.  Good Friday the post daycare is open but I am off work.  I will make sure my house is clean so that on that day I will sit/lay/lounge around all day.  I thought about getting a spa treatment for the day but then who will appreciate it other then me.  I think I’ll just wait until it’s a little closer for Geno to come home.

Speaking of Geno coming home - I reserved the car that we are going to use to drive up to Dayton. Can you believe that a rental car (intermediate SUV) costs soooo much more when you are picking it up at one place and returning it to another?….GEEZ…

Well, my time is done for today. It’s time to pay bills and get some sleep…WOOHOO!!!

Here are a few pictures of Xavier - I’ll get some of Derrick and maybe one of myself this weekend!