Oral-Motor Skills

So I may have gotten carried away. I purchased a booster seat (deep red and tan) for 12 dollars brand new on sale. Then, when Isaac turned 4 months old I noticed he was eyeing everyone eating food and was sitting up pretty well unsupported. So I decided to give Isaac some rice cereal. The first time was great. He was manipulating the bolus, swallowing well, and didn't have bad tongue thrust. He even liked grabbing at the spoon and bowl.

Then he started hating it. For a couple days he would humor me a little bit but would start refusing the spoon. So I have stopped. I decided I was getting ahead of myself, even though he had the skills. He is still my little baby. So for the next month or so, as long as he isn't starving, I am going to exclusively feed him. Why do we always look towards the next milestone and disregard the current level of functioning...did I really just type "current level of functioning?" Yikes...