"Baby Led Weaning"

Our sister-in-law Janet Jackson tried this approach with her twin boys, and we were always interested in trying it with Elise. See: www.babyledweaning.com 
As you can see, she is VERY interested in food, and we are so impressed with her ability (and interest) to feed herself!
So far she has tried a real variety of foods (avocado, banana, sweet potato, potato, carrot, apple, orange, toast, bread, waffles, rice, broccoli and salmon!) and we are enjoying having her "eat" at the table with us.