Week #3 and already a day late!

Well, it's week #3 of my 52 week blog for 2012. I'm supposed to post on Sundays (originally it was going to be Fridays) so this post is officially late. Better late than never I guess! 

This week was another eventful life for our little Ryder Roo. He is continuing to grow and change so quickly. Sometimes I swear he is bigger in the morning than he was when I put him in his crib the night before! He is still working on cutting 3 teeth on his top gums. I am beyond ready for these teeth to come through because teething makes my normally happy baby fussy and clingy. When these teeth come through our little man will officially have 6 teeth. Still not much in the teeth department, though!  

Ryder's new favorite toys are farm animals that he got for Christmas from Jason's parents. They are the perfect size for his little hands and work great as teething toys because they aren't small enough to be a choking hazard.

Ryder tried a whole bunch of new food this weekend. On Saturday night he had noodles and green beans - everything that mommy and daddy had for dinner minus the chicken. I'm still nervous to try meat for some reason. He loved the green beans and was unsure of what to do with the noodles!

On Sunday morning Ryder had his first taste of pancakes and he LOVED them. Probably his favorite "real" food to date. Mommy even put a little butter and syrup on his pancakes for him. He was a sticky mess!

Some other accomplishments for Ryder this week: He is getting so much better at pulling himself up and standing unassisted. He's even had a couple moments of standing by himself (not holding on to anything) for about 20-30 seconds. He is such a big boy. He is also loving taking baths in the "big boy tub" and even laid down in the water a couple times. I think we are going to have a water lover on our hands - just like mommy when she was a kid!

Some other exciting news to report. I accomplished one of my New Year's resolutions today with the launch of my Etsy shop - Handmades by Dani Jo. I'm really hoping that this will be an exciting and successful venture for me as well as a way to make a little extra $ for our family. As of today I have only 3 items for sale, but I hope to add a few more by the end of the week. My mommy group has given me some great feedback on my first 2 items so I'll be making some changes on the next things. Here's hoping for some sales!

Here is a link to my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/munsterbabyhandmades - Contact me for custom orders. I can make you a onesie for just about any occasion! Much Love - Danielle