Glad to hear that a trip trapp is possible, although I am not immune to mess stress as you say we have a fair amount of that already, what with my son flicking yoghurt round the room and insisting he can eat his cereal with a knife and fork. I can't alas be quite as relaxed about timings with my daughter as you are, as my son needs his food and his sleep at the right times or he turns into a monster. But obviously I do it pretty much when she wants it, it just can't take up the whole day. At the moment it seems to be going quite well, but as we haven't got our high chair yet it's still me handing her bits and her hurling them round, which doesn't quite work! Still, she now looks at me if I give her something runny on a spoon, and tries to bite it, and is obviously saying 'I want LUMPS to BITE on', which is funny. I'm not too worried about the solid/milk ratio, I just want to feel that I know vaguely in what direction I am going. I think I will continue to bf first in the morning, gradually do it afterwards at lunch, then just bf mid afternoon, and move dinner to a bit earlier for both children and give a bedtime bf. Unfortunately life does have to revolve around older children, it is a bit unfair but there we are! xHatty