My food advice to a new mom, April 2009: With Shep, I was super mom. Tried everything, waited three days to introduce new stuff, etc etc. With Eva Rose, she had reflux so bad, she spit up everything she ate. So she got mostly white stuff to avoid stains. Lots of mashed potatoes ;) With Maggie, she had a tongue thrust so she started solids later, like 6 months. She got whatever was available. Ike was lucky if he got fed at all. So, yeah, I am not real stringent about introducing food!! I say give her whatever. If there is no history of allergies in the family, she should be just fine. You can take whatever y'all are eating and throw it in the blender. The only thing I was careful with was honey. And bananas, sometimes they cause constipation, but if you mix them with prunes then problem solved. You can try giving her chunkier stuff, like stage 2, if she does not like it yet, she will just spit it out. As soon as she has her pincer grasp, you can give her pick up foods. You can try giving her some puffs now - they melt on her tongue so she can't choke. Once she is down with the puffs, give her a cheerio and see how she does. She may gag a little - remember gagging and choking are two different things. My kids were all awesome eaters, but I don't think any of them liked the peas! Since she loves the peas, mix about 2/3 peas and 1/3 carrots and that way you can get the carrots in her. Or mix it with applesauce, they will eat anything mixed with applesauce! Or yogurt! If you make sweet potatoes or butternut squash yourself I bet she will love it - you just cook it in the microwave and then throw it in the blender. Mixed with peas - yum!! Can put some butter or cinnamon in there too if you feel fancy. Another great first food is mushed up avocado. In many countries, avocado is a baby's first food.