Doudou still prefer to use his hand. I give him a spoon every time but he is just too eager to eat. Spoon would waste his precious time for eating so he always ended up using his hands, sign.
Doudou was very interested in the buckle mechanism on the high chair, he studied and practice to buckle and unbuckle the belts when he was around 16 or 18 months. That "game" last for a long time.
He would spit out the skin of the fruit but still swallow small seeds if it is in the orange.