reverse the reverse?

due to percy limiting her food intake i came to the conclusion that she just wasn't ready for lumpier food yet. which is odd because the literature says she should be enjoying quite lumpy food and feeding herself finger food- you know, little sandwiches, lumps of cheese, bits of fruit, etc.
i was working on the idea that she still prefers puree stuff. i' ve reversed her progression to 'bigger' food, giving her instead food that generally is for 6 month olds. however that hasn't been going so well either.

last nite she gleefully downed mouthful after mouthful of her papa's herb risotto. this risotto is not a creamy soft one; it's quite hard and chewy. gums are apparently as good for chewing as teeth. luckily, since she only has two tiny ones. she seemed really happy to have this rice to munch on- opening her mouth wide for each spoonful and chomping away with a smile. then she progressed to eating near on a full punnet of blueberries by picking up halfs and popping them in her mouth on her own. 'popping' is a little misleading- more like mashing, missing and trying again!

so perhaps i've got it all backwards. she doesn't want purees, she's keen on chewy things and things she can do herself. kinda a shame 'bout those dozen jars of puree in the cupboard! oh well, i'll mix them with something else.

let's see what happens over the coming days before we celebrate too much.