Spoon Surprise

This morning I decided I would skim some of Wesley's oatmeal off and give it to Miles for breakfast.  I wasn't sure what to expect since Miles hadn't eaten oatmeal before, and the few times I've tried spoon feeding him it hasn't gone so well.  I spooned some yumminess and brought it to his mouth and Miles snatched the spoon away from me.  I assumed that he was going to chuck it to the floor as he'd done previously.  Instead, that little guy totally surprised me and started feeding himself!  I quit giving Miles silverware probably two months ago when he discovered gravity and found it more amusing to pitch the spoon over the side of the highchair than practice with it.  It was reminiscent of the first time he grabbed a toy and picked it up, I had no idea he could do that.  I rushed to grab the camera and enjoyed watching him self feed from a utensil through the viewfinder.  The expressions Miles made while eating were quite entertaining.  The only assistance he needed was getting the (thick and sticky) oatmeal onto the spoon otherwise he did all the work!

bringing food up

such a big spoon for a pint sized person!

yum, I like oatmeal

taking a break from the spoon and using fingers

I got excited when I saw him switch to his left hand

but then he switched back to his right, looks like I'll be the only south paw in the family