What th-...

What is going one here? D was such a great eater for a while. Now that she has determined she does not want to eat pureed food, she is still being quite finicky about the actual solids that we do put into her mouth. If she doesn't like the consistency, she will just spit it right out. What gives?
I mean, nothing seems to appease her...unless it comes from our plate. However, we are not eating just mushy foods so sadly, she cannot just eat off our plates. I tried to feed her some prime rib tonight. She did not spit it out outright, but she did "chew" on it for a bit and then spit it out because obviously she couldn't break it down.
However, I am also noticing that this kind of really is a battle of the wills (there it is again...that battling...) because sometimes she will spit out and I will put it right back in her mouth and then she does eat it. It's not because she doesn't like it, but rather maybe because she is testing the waters to see how far she can push things. Well, missy. I can tell you right now she doesn't get to push too far with me. I have all the time in the world to just pick up what she just spit out and feed it right back to her. Whyyyyyy does this baby thing have to be so challenging all the time? What th-...