My son is nearly 9 months now, 9,5 kg when we last checked a few weeks ago. I breast feed him four times a day and give him three large solid meals every day. He has recently started on finger foods in a big way, loves to feed himself soft ovencooked fingers of minced chicken and apple, mini pizzas made from wholemeal toast topped with pureed tomato, herbs and cheese. Bolognaise sauce, anything mixed with greek yoghurt and lots of oatmeal porridge with blueberries and or banana, apple, raisins... I let him eat as much solids as he will take, until he is just playing with the food and I always try more than one thing at each meal, usually a few things - a puree, some fingerfood and some bread. He eats better than anyone else in the family!