My LO just turned 8 months old and has suddenly lost interest in eating solids. We've been doing purees since 6 months and although she has never been a huge eater, it seemed like she was starting to enjoy it more/getting the hang of it (we'd recently gone from one meal a day to two). Now she takes a bite or two and then tries to grab the spoon. When I don't let her hold it, she gets upset and refuses to eat. I've tried letting her hold her own spoon while I feed her and that doesn't seem to work (she then wants them both). And she definitely can't put the spoon with food on it in her mouth yet.

Should we move away from purees and try whole foods instead? I've tried giving her little bits of banana and a few other things but she definitely doesn't have the pincer grasp going yet.

I know "food before one is just for fun" but worry that she isn't getting enough exposure to solids. Any thoughts/suggestions?