I do it!

This is what I hear all day lately from my toddler. Whenever I try to help him with anything, it's "I do it! I do it!" He is definitely getting more independent, but he often gets frustrated with himself if he can't do it all by himself. So I try to help very little and let him do whatever he can by himself.

When it comes to things like feeding himself, I just have to accept that there will be a mess. But this phase will pass and then he will have better fine motor skills and able to do more for himself, which will then improve his self-esteem.