D.T.
In addition to the cuppie I would keep filled for her so she was drinking though out the day. At 9 months I think I was giving my girl the recommended amount of cereal and half a baby fruit, at lunch she got half a veggie and the other half of the fruit from the morning and at dinner she got the other half of the veggie and half a fruit again. You know the dual Gerber plastic containers of fruits and veggies. Those were the ones. We never used baby food, I think we tried it a few times, but I couldn't handle the smell of them, we just stuck to the fruits and veggies. I also kept old plastic containers and cleaned them out to use for storing her solids when she was starting out, they were the perfect size.
Also, if you notice that they are still hungry that would be a good time to increase how much they eat. Then again my Naomi was very good at letting me know when she was done or when she wanted more. The increase was really easy for us.
Good luck to you.