Yes u can use solid finger foods too mines is 8 months and he is on both purées and finger food Mines love cut up carrots Noodles Chicken Fries Teething snacks from earths best and little bellies Broccoli Mangos Bread Eggs Mini pancakes
Toast sticks, purée, yogurt and tiny pieces of whatever we are eating - broccoli, pasta, rice, meat, egg, fruit, nut butter. It’s okay if he doesn’t like something the first few times he tries it, just keep trying and if he doesn’t want another bite, consider it a win that he touched or tried it at all
I’ve been doing purées too but I’m going to start using solid starts as a guide because she is being picky too https://solidstarts.com/foods/