Learning to use a spoon

As humans almost everything we do must be learned, we come almost entirely un-programmed. As adults we forget how everything we do was taught to us either by our caretakers or simple observation, even the most simple things such as eating with utensils.

Ryan has discovered the spoon, okay he has known about the spoon for sometime but he has recently become pretty adamant that he feed himself. Ryan has always been a kid who doesn't want help... if he holds your hand it is to lead you NOT to be led :) Now this philosophy has moved on to eating.

Now I know most people would put their kids in the highchair for this... but I am a risk taker. Here is our adventure with a spoon this morning (note to self... apple sauce is easier to clean then yogurt, something I obviously didn't understand).

This was the face after I told him he couldn't dump the yogurt on the rug (I know, meanest mom EVER)

Handing me the spoon and the yogurt container after there was nothing left