My baby boy is 8 months old , he still not good in sitting ( he sits unsupported for few min only ) so i bought him a bumbo sit yesterday .. he is trying to crawl and he loves to stand , if we make him to stand , he stands for long time holding his playard/ teatable.. Is this common , shud i buy a walker for him ... and i have one more q to ask whenver i read book to my boy he dnt listen to me , he play around ( i started late at 7 months only), and how do i make him to love book's :), pls advice me ...

Hetal replied. your baby is doing well.he needs a lil boost from you. hold his hands and talk to him, teach him to take steps.
buying walker might not b a good idea, you are making your baby dependent on something for walking instead of trusting his own strength to hold his body on his own legs.also, aap (american academy of pediatrics) has shown surveys that using walker, many babies have shown weak joint and muscle tone.m sure you want to avoid being one of them.
hold his hands, teach him to take steps, your baby has emerging skils,,he will learn in 15 days to take his first steps. give him time to do that,,do this often after meals so that he has a good activities,,
for pictures,,go for big pictures books and go muscial as wel.baby at 8month are more interested in music than sitting and hearing wat you are saying...there are wonderful baby music videos,cds available,,babyeinstein, old mcdonald is a the best one,,and also there are other books that have inbuilt music along with reading..babbies are attracted to music and njoy cruising around with the tunes...so take full advantage of this cruising age,,,this will also help them develop balancing skills and learning skills when they will watch you dancing or clapping or waving your hands and such other skills..
also, babies need to get habituated to reading,,read things with interest, with low and high tones,,some added words like tadaaa,ding ding and such funny sounds,,which will make them cruise towards you, when you are sitting and reading,,one day they might even ask you to read that book ! but dont expect that in days,,babies in cruising stage, dont like to sit,and its natural ! you will b one of those lucky moms, if your baby is sitting at peace and listening to you :))
let him njoy cruising around you nd keep reading it,,the words do fall in his ears even though he is not around you,,which is again a learning time for him.
also, 8months onwards, babies are ready for sign language,,great books are available..they have big picture,,teach your baby,,with fun and make a fun time, a learning time of expressing themselves..its a alot of time they wil start speaking,,so until then, if they are learning to express by sign language,,,good for you.
Good luck,njoy.
SPS replied. Your baby is doing perfectly well.. I don't think you need to buy your baby a walker.. He is doig just great.

What books do you read to your son?? Try reading book with big pictures and not much text.

I have a few Bruno and Pepper books- check whether you get them too. My 7 1/2 mth old son loves these books.