ethan and i are great thanks bekz. trodding along slowly with the food thing.. i find that he tends to get lazy with the chewing after a while and just stops trying... then if i go back to the mush, he'll always open up for more. so in the meantime, i'll give him textures and lumps til he gets bored then i'll switch to something mushier so he's full. thanks for your ideas everyone.

anyway, hope all the little first birthday parties are roaring away.. and hope you're all having a great weekend!