A Weekend of Firsts

This past weekend we took a quick trip to MA to visit Jen's brother Tim, his wife Kimberly, and their brand new little boy, Rylan. This was their first so we were excited to have Ethan meet his first boy cousin (who is an absolute doll)!

This weekend was also eventful because Ethan had his first visit to the Emergency Room. He's been fighting a cold for a week now and was having some breathing trouble so the doctor had us go to the hospital so he could get a breathing treatment. After he had the treatment, we had to take him to get chest x-rays to make sure his lungs looked okay. If you had been passing by, you would have thought the child was being tortured from the way he was screaming! Ethan had no interest in us holding his arms and legs down for the x-ray. Poor little guy. It was so traumatic for him that when we got back to the room, he fell asleep in Jen's arms. It will take a few days for him to kick this cold but he's a tough guy!

Every day we are amazed at what Ethan is learning. He's got clapping down pat. All we have to say is "good job Ethan" and he starts clapping for himself. He's also learning to wave bye bye. Well, right now it's more of an arm flap but he's got the basic idea. He's figured out how to flip the light switch on and off and lay his head on the floor and say "awww." He won't let us walk out of a room without letting him flip the light switch once or twice. He's not crawling yet but I'm sure it won't be long before we're in big trouble!

Rylan Timothy Pettitt

Born: November 17th, 2006 @ 6:03pm
9lbs 1/2 oz. & 22 " long

Ethan in the ER (see the wristband)

Visiting baby Rylan

Three generations of Pettitt boys
Grandpa, Tim, and Rylan