But don’t be surprised if, the first few times, he turns the spoon upside down and loses everything on it—or flings the food across the room when he waves his arm. Your baby doesn’t know this is going to happen until he’s done it a few times—and even then it will be a long time before he understands that it actually matters if food is thrown around! So expect some mess—or, if the weather is fine, let his early experiments with spoons happen outside!
