My 7.5mo BLW'er is getting on ok-ish with weaning - some days better than others, tons goes on the floor but can demolish a bit of fruit pretty impressively. But I've been surprised how fussy she seems to be. I thought at this age they were supposed to be open to most stuff. Mine seems to reject an awful lot. In fact, despite me offering her an enormous range of stuff, other than fruit which she loves there's only a handful of things that she really goes for - cheese, yoghurt, avocado and cucumber. I've tried loads of different veggies including all the ones they're 'supposed' to like - sweet potato, all kinds of squash, carrot, broccoli, sweet peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, asparagus, you name it. She will take a little nibble and then chuck it on the floor. (And the chucking is deliberate!) And that's pretty much how she approaches most things - a little taste and then discards to the floor in favour of the few things she likes.
Is it normal at this point to be what seems to me so fussy? How do I handle it? I've been offering stuff she likes alongside new or previously rejected stuff - is that the right approach? To be honest if I don't do that she often just won't bother. And I know she doesn't really need to actually eat but I think it's good that she keeps practicing chewing and swallowing. Is that right? Any tips or just general reassurance that in three years I won't have the child that only eats cheese and onion crisps?!