Hi there!
You're doing a great job, it *IS* so confusing and overwhelming at times isn't it?
At this age, Owen was having anything soft, and broke down easily in his mouth like small pieces of avocado, banana, cooked pear, cooked apple ect. I would do a test with the food, if I could squish it down with my fingers, I felt comfy giving it too him. Cherrios seemed too hard for him, but Kix cereal was fantastic.
Good luck!