I am a BIG boy now

Lets just say that i think my boy decided to grow up over the weekend!
Evidence...
- He refuses to be fed by me now...more interested in using his hands to put food into his mouth...so now i have to rethink his meals again and make them more "finger-friendly". Have tried stuffing a spoonful of his meal into his mouth while he opens his mouth to finger-feed himself...after trying that a few times, Zac realised that he has been tricked and won't let me do that a second time! When did he get so smart?? Meal times were disastrous and highly stressful...think i acquired some strands of white hair over the weekend. It also doesn't help that when we were out...others around us kept giving us dirty looks when Zac screamed in protest...i mean...we were trying our best so cut us some slack please!SIGH
- He wants to be put down everytime we carry him. He dislikes being strapped into his pram now...always screams in protest.
- He doesn't like to be put down for naps...we gave up last night and just plonked him in his bed on his own. He kept tossing and turning till he got really tired and then he relented and allowed us to pat him to sleep...by that time it was 1030pm already...there goes "me" time in the evenings...SIGH
- He makes his desires known...when his mind is all set to do something he gets agitated when stopped or when we don't understand what he wants.
- He wants to decide for himself what he wants to have for meals...yesterday he survived on bread and toasties (toasted oat cereal that he loves!).
- He is now able to call mama and dada!!
- When he utters something...he looks at me increduously when i don't understand him.
- He went for his first "professional" hair cut....and i think they cut his "innocent-baby" days away too..boo hoo...
But all this is part of growing up...i guess its time for mummy to "grow" too...maybe i have to treat my little boy as a toddler now. Just when i thought i was getting the hang of things...