My two are 8 months and we have been BLW for 2 months now. Pear was and still is a firm favourite with the boys as are rice cakes which are great when we're out and about. Roasted vegetables were brilliant when we started - carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, parsnips - roasted veg are much firmer than boiled as they don't turn to mush when little one picks them up. I also put roasted veg left overs in the fridge and gave them cold the next day. Brocolli trees were also great - leave a good stalk on them so they can be held easily. Pitta bread with dairylea inside, infact anything with dairylea in or on it
Cucumber is a staple and has been since the start as is banana which I cut into sticks to make it easier to hold. Weetabix - dry (yuk!) seems to go down well for breakfast but be quick to clean it off anything it touches as it turns to concrete very quickly!
Now, my two will eat almost anything I put in front of them, they are true food hoovers
tonight it was pasta and sauce, last night chicken and salad. Tom dives in and nibbles everything as fast as he can but Max is more methodical and likes to take one thing at a time and continue with it until it's all gone. Textures in their hands can be really interesting and sometimes they drop something simply because of the way it feels. Perseverance is the key, I often have to give them something for several meals before they will consider putting it near their mouths.
Good luck and enjoy, it's messy but great fun and I love seeing them eat like we do