Finger foods and lumpier foods for 9 month old

[AZMOM]

Hi ladies!  I was wondering when you start introducing more finger/table food to your lo do you still give some of the pureed/jar food!??!  I have been giving more table food but nothing too substantial yet so I am still giving oatmeal cereal(Gerber) and some jar food.  I think this is fine but was wondering what everyone else out there is doing.  I can't believe how much you forget things - what I did with my first that is.     So far I have done some Cheerios, toast, cooked carrots cut up,potatoes, banannas, pears, pasta, etc.  DS is currently going form 4 to 3 bottles too.  Thanks in advance for any replies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clh]

We contined (are continuing!) with something we could spoon-feed.  We do that first thing (usually really fast b/c he's hungry) & then ds gets to finish up with finger foods.  When we started, he could feed himself, but he'd get tired of doing it before he got full.  This way I know something is getting into him AND he's feeding himself.  We've varied the amounts of jar/cereal, depending on his abilities & appetite.  HTH.

[*Natasha*]

Here are some ideas:

-Soft pieces of peeled, soft fruit
-Soft pieces of cooked, diced veggies
-Raw grated carrot
-Tofu chunks
-Toast bits
-Soft beans
-Soft cooked peas smashed slightly with a fork
-Cheerios or cereal
-Crackers
-Scrambled egg yolk bits
-Soft cheese (like string cheese) cut into bits
-Grated cheese
-Lumps of cottage cheese
-Rice
-Well-cooked pasta pieces
-Egg yolk French toast/eggy bread, cut into pieces
-Pancakes or waffles, cut into pieces
-Sandwiches squished down and cut into bits
-Cereal bars (like Nutrigrain)
-Mashed potatoes
-Rice cake pieces
-Soft bits of chicken, turkey, or ground beef
You can offer small bits of just about anything you eat if it’s healthy, age-appropriate, and passes the “mash test!”