Moms: When did your baby smile & how obvious was it?

SeaSoul · January 2009

We think Cal is on the verge of smiling...he's been smiling in his sleep since the beginning, but I'm talking an awake/alert smile. It just seems to be lurking and ready to make an appearance. In fact, there have been a couple of times where it seemed that he did but we couldn't be sure. Did you go through the same thing and when s/he really did, was it unmistakable that it was a smile and not a random mouth movement that looked like a smile?? If so, how were you sure?

lrrb · January 2009

Ella was 6 weeks and it was VERY clearly a smile haha. Before that she would smirk but it wasn't like a real real smile!!!

lrrb · January 2009

And I think Kate was closer to 8 weeks old....but that was a year ago soooo not sure about that haha!

craziheazo · January 2009

Maya was 6 weeks. It was very clearly a smile. Like PP, before it was just a smirk! I promise, you'll know!

macschic · January 2009

Madeline was around 6 weeks:) It's the best!!

yankee42 · January 2009

ronnie was the 1st one, it was august 5th (am i dork for remembering the date, haha) so lets see he was 12 weeks actual, 5 weeks adjusted age..

it was VERY obvious with him, it kind of freaked me out, because his face looked totally different when he smiled. i will never forget that feeling

he only did it a few times for the next few weeks..then it was non stop

joey was not as obvious..like i don't have an exact date for him, just because there were a lot of "was that it?" moments..

for the couple of weeks before they smiled, there was a definite time when i knew it was coming soon..you could look at their faces and just read happiness without a smile, like i could just see in their eyes..

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krissybegs · January 2009

It was around 7 weeks. ?He looked at me and gave that big full mouth smile. ?It was the best.

Carrie25 · January 2009

I think Aaron was around 6 weeks. Before that he smiled in his sleep or when he passed gas. Now he smiles all the time, coos and squeaks. It's super cute. I think when he smiles you'll know it for sure.

It's so hard to catch on camera too! I try all the time.

nicole&carl · January 2009

Ben started smiling at like 2-3 weeks and I swear it wasn't just a sleepy smile. It was at 4 weeks when he was smiling all the time.

LucyPevensie · January 2009

Just started about a week and a half to 2 weeks ago - it is HILARIOUS - his whole face lights up in this jubilant grin, big open wide smiling mouth, crinkled eyes - so cute - you will die.

sapphire1398 · January 2009

Smiled, no gas, no fluke, but tickled him and smiled, about 6 weeks. He did it once before then, but I was able to keep it going at 6 weeks and get it on camera.

skoorbnibor · January 2009

About 7-8 weeks when he smiled in response to us. It was a little sooner that he smiled, but for reasons known only to him!

jodynjames2005 · January 2009

It was 6 weeks here, too. They just looked at me and smiled a big, beautiful smile, with their eyes staring up at me. Gorgeous!

ShawMich · January 2009

If we were talking to my son while he was awake at about a month, he would smile. Probably at the sound of our voices. It was the cutest thing and I was able to capture it on camera.

RobynK · January 2009

We have early smilers -- both were 3-4 weeks. Both were obvious because we were talking to them and making faces on more than one occasion. Ryan's is really definate because he LOVES when you raise your eyebrows at him. Audrey is harder to figure out and is still hit and miss.