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I heard it can be messy but lots of fun. I plan on also giving her pieces of avocado, baked sweet potatoes etc in addition to her purée

My DD likes her food nice & puréed but we have been letting her try with small pieces of banana, avocado, etc. I think the variation you have been using is good & I know I've read that trying different foods, even ones that may not be a popular item one day but could be popular the next, is a great way to develop their palettes.

What I've learned with Baby Led weaning is that sometimes what DS will have eaten in a puree, he won't touch as finger food, so it takes a little bit of extra time and patience to get them to be able to get their caloric and nutritional requirements.

Purees are totally easy to prepare and I spent a lot of time worrying about my puree system, when I should have been planning what to do for finger foods. I love weelicious.com for recipes.

We did this... Little Jacks took very little solids until a year of age. We would cut whole grain waffles into sticks, and that was one thing she enjoyed.

We've been doing BLW since she was 7-8 months too! She's such a great eater now at 14-months.

Some other ideas for you:
- Scrambled eggs (before 1-year we only scrambled egg yolks)
- "Jam sushi" - I flatten the bread really thin, spread a thin layer of jam, then roll it up and cut into pieces. Easy for them to grab and not too messy.
- Steamed veggies (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, etc)
- Mini quiches - just eggs, veggies, and a bit of shredded cheese in a muffin tin and bake.
- Mini pitas with hummus
- Mini quesadillas
- Shredded rotisserie chicken
- Homemade fish sticks
- Whole wheat pasta (rotini is easy to hold) with marinara sauce
- Bites of whatever we're eating!