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~EloisesMummy~

I'm learning fast to be patient - but I would love a great big smile just so as I know she's happy!

We've had fleeting little smirks, but she seems to concentrating on moving about 'flapping' her arms and legs like mad and vocalising with lots of funny cute little noises, she seems to consider a smile incidental to all this! Very Happy

When did you LO's smile?

Patience is a virtue, I know Wink

big hugs to all
anna xx

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I'm Anna (35) wife to Andy and Mummy to Scarlett aged 3 and baby Eloise who was born 10 August 2009.

~Ben'smum~ · Posted: October 04 2009, 7:51 AM Post subject:

I think it was about 8 weeks when Ben started. And he would only do it for his daddy!! Evil or Very Mad

If she's started little one's now it'll not be long untill she starts with the big cheesy grins! Wink

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Karen- Mum to the world's cutest baby!! Very Happy

Ben

AliMama · Posted: October 04 2009, 1:07 PM Post subject:

We had to wait FOREVER!!! I was sure there was something wrong, but Ali finally started really smiling at about 5 or 6 months old.

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Maresa,
Mom to Alisa (10-29-2008) DS, complete AV canal repair on 3-6-2009

luvnlife · Posted: October 04 2009, 2:47 PM Post subject:

Blake finally started giving little grins around 2.5 months old, but I'm still waiting for him to laugh!! (10 months) He'll giggle, but no major laughing yet. I too, am learning patience... Very Happy

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Jenita
Mommy to Blake (Nov 14, 2008)

Helen · Posted: October 04 2009, 5:31 PM Post subject:

Matt was around 8 wks and laughed a week or so later. Patience is something you really will be learning a lot of over the next few months, years, in fact, life time!!!

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erikatx · Posted: October 05 2009, 8:25 AM Post subject:

I've wondered the same thing as well when I noticed other typical babies had great eye contact and smiling at their parents faces between 4-6 weeks, when Ethan wasnt.

He has smiled at about 5 weeks, but it took a lot. He had to be really looking at me while I talked to him and made faces at him. It's only happend about a handful of times since then. And only happend with me... he wont smile for daddy or anyone else =)

My signature pics being one of the few.

Just last night though I was playing with him after he drank his bottle, I kept tickling his mouth with burp cloth and he would just smile away.
So I am hoping I will be getting plenty of smiles from now on... and I wont stop trying to get him to smile!

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(Gabby (9yrs), Andrea (6 yrs) and my little Ethan (08/21/2009 DS)

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Momof6 · Posted: October 05 2009, 8:28 AM Post subject:

Austin was about 3 months. And now he doesn't stop smile. Hang in there. Those smiles will come and then you'll melt all over again.

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~Christine~
Mom of 6
Brandon ADD/ADHD 19, Chelsea 16, Connor 14, Logan 9, Cody 6 & Austin 4 ( DS & Hirschsprungs pull through 12/8/08 ) diagnosis 10/28/10 Colonic Neuropathy, 12/16/11 dx with seizure disorder, neurogentic bladder...Monti Cath 11/9/12
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(If you think you can, you can.)
He could and he did !

I say CHEESE !

~EloisesMummy~ · Posted: October 19 2009, 1:19 PM Post subject:

Quick update on Eloise,

We got the smile!!!! and lots of other cool stuff is just around the corner I'm sure...

a xx

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I'm Anna (35) wife to Andy and Mummy to Scarlett aged 3 and baby Eloise who was born 10 August 2009.

~EloisesMummy~ · Posted: October 19 2009, 1:23 PM Post subject:

Forgot the all important photo's! x

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I'm Anna (35) wife to Andy and Mummy to Scarlett aged 3 and baby Eloise who was born 10 August 2009.

EliasMom · Posted: October 21 2009, 10:21 AM Post subject:

Elias was one month, and by 3 he was laughin hard. he just loves to smile

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Downsyndrome Diva · Posted: November 02 2009, 2:06 PM Post subject:

Gee I love that hair!!!! What a sweetie. I was looking forward to the smiles too! I found that if I get close to Sawyer she smiles alot more. We found out she wasn't seeing far away so that makes sense.

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Hadley 5/2/06, Sawyer 5/12/09 DS
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