Ways of introducing solids

The English nurse Gill Rapley (www.rapleyweaning.com) has written a book about baby led weaning. The principles of baby led weaning are that the child controls the extent to which they eat solid foods, and the pace at which this takes place. The child is offered solid food in a safe manner and then controls what they put in their mouth and how much they eat.
Breastfeeding is the ideal preparation for baby led weaning. Babies who are breast-fed are self-regulated, they eat at their own pace - yes, it's actually impossible to force them to do anything else! They balance their intake of food and fluid by choosing how long they feed at the breast with each 'meal'. And because breast milk changes it's taste according to what the mother eats, the baby acquires different tastes. This does not, however, mean that this method can't be used on bottle-fed babies.

Could this be something worth looking into for your baby? 

Here is a good article with more information about baby led weaning...exciting stuff! 
And here are some guidelines of how to get started, as well as a good website with lots of other useful information.