I refuse to be fed and i refuse to sleep through the night but mummy and daddy still loves me...i hope!

Yes...we still love him.
Zac has decided one fine day that he no longer wants to be fed but to feed himself. We used to be able to let him feed himself with some finger food (like boiled brocolli, carrots, cereal etc) while i shove his porridge down as quick as possible! But 2 days back...he absolutely refused to open his mouth and just wanted to pick up the food on his own to feed himself. When i insisted in feeding him and appeared not to know what he wanted he threw a huge tantrum...the kind that i've never seen before! After battling a few more meals with him, we surrendered and decided that indeed he just wants to be independent and feed himself. I guess no reason to get all worked up about it. Sigh...just when i was getting proficient in planning, cooking and feeding him his meals, everything has changed again!
So now i have to think finger-foods...i have to crack my brains to think of all his meals in terms of "finger-food" form! Means no more porridge!! Everything needs to be held!! That means...soft rice, boiled carrots, peas, brocolli, meat and fish (that can be held), eggs (to be held) URGH!!! When is it going to get easier!! I regretted the day i said that i can't wait for him to eat solids! Thank God that after a few days of frustration and VERY MESSY meals...think we have settled into an understanding of some form...
THe NEXT thing...
He used to be able to sleep through the night pretty well...wakes up at 6am for a quick drink and then falls back to sleep till about 730. BUT the last few nights has been HORRENDOUS...last night was the worst...waking up every hour to cry...after stuffing the dummy into his mouth he would sleep for a few hours before the same thing happens again! It better just be his teething issues, cos i read that this usually happens during teething...cos gums are itching and hurting. Only 1 tooth is very visible...he has lots more to go!! SIGH
Fortunately the good bits during the day makes up for all the bad ones...