we've only been at it for about six weeks, so hardly off the starting blocks... but it has been a lot of fun in general. Very good not to have the pressure about how much I'm "getting into" her. Great to see her enjoying feeding herself and experiencing loads of different tastes and textures and watching how her hand and mouth skills are developing. Gratifying to see people's faces when they watch this little baby feeding herself, while their own meals are going cold as they spoonfeed their babes ... (smug alert, sorry!) But ohh the trumping... no, I wasn't prepared for the trumping!