I was going to title this post "Wildly Unsuccessful" but then something changed.
She actually started liking it! So, while the first few times were definitely more failure than success, she's actually started enjoying the food! She starts by sucking the cereal off the spoon... eventually she really opens her mouth and leans in... and on occasion (when I'm moving too slowly) she's been known to actually try to eat the "crumbs" off her bib.
It's just rice cereal and milk for now... eventually we'll add the fun stuff. Stay tuned!