can draw/scribble with a pen, can eat independently

jasper can make an impression with a pen on the doddle board, they arent exactly straight lines more like random strokes and scribbles. He has been starting to eat independently for a few weeks with his bare hands, not much luck with any cutleries yet !! Therefore I try to make his food in manageable bite sizes. He was able to hold a spoon at 4 months but now seems to be going backwards at nearly 18 months.