Messy Messy Messy

I am not sure what happened to my good eater but for the last two days Bradley hasn't been interested in solid foods at all. Last week he must have been having a growth spurt because I was constantly feeding him but so far this week he has eaten his milk but refused fruits, veggies, and even his favorite cereal. He is so interested in his sippy cup full of water that he follows me around in his walker as I am filling it up though. I think he likes the do-it-yourself aspect of it. While I am trying to feed him solids, he reaches for the spoon and takes it from me. He does manage to get the right end in his mouth along with most of the contents on the spoon but a lot does end up on his face, clothes, high chair, and even on me. I don't know if he is just not hungry or he is showing his independence by proving he can feed himself. He will eat if he has control over the spoon so that makes me think he just wants to do it himself. I would have less of a problem with this if it didn't require as much of a clean up as it does! I know, I know, this is just the beginning...