I weaned at about 5 and half months. I looked at the research from different countries in Europe where it said not to wait until 6 months if there are food allergies in the family. There are food allergies in my family including with me.
She was drinking a load more milk from 4 months so we just made more up - no hungry baby stuff - and I breast fed more when I was at home. Sometimes she would drink two and a half bottles in one go or breast feed then have a bottle then breast feed again.
Even though she was watching us eat and chewing when we chewed she spat it all out for the first 2 weeks. So we still had to fill her up with milk.
We gave her a range of veg but she was only really happy when we gave her mashed up peas, avocado and bits of cucumber. She then refused to eat any fruit until over 7 months and then grabbed strawberries. When offered an orange until recently she would only eat the peel.
At about 6 and half months she started having meat.
At about 8 months she started having cereals including sugar and salt free rice cakes. We fed her baby porridge and she started grabbing bread off us. She then made it clear that she prefers spiced food.
The sell the 4 months stuff because it is just very pureed stuff. You can give them stuff like that when they are a older particularly when they are teething and won't eat stuff with lumps as it hurts.
In short they sell you things for your baby before you baby probably is happy eating that texture.
Our biggest joke is some of the brands tell you that you baby should have x amount for a portion, when your child wouldn't eat that much until they are about 3.
And yes she is a tall baby. Her 12-18 month clothes are starting to be the right length at 11 months.
IMHO the only people who should eat Rusks are adults in their 20s likewise with Coco-Pops and Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. They contain too much sugar and only in your late teens 20s will you burn the calories off.