How do I introduce finger foods to my 8 month old?

My daughter is the same age and we also started finger foods. Gagging is normal! We give her pieces of toast, small bits of fruits/veggies. She also has mum-mums, aaroroots cookies(we give the cookies whole and she kinda just sucks on them). Just make sure you cut the pieces small so he don't choke and for the veggies/fruits to make sure you boil them a bit to soften them up. Sit by your baby at all times and it will get messy, so get your broom ready! Lol. Good luck!