First "REAL" Smile :)

When really little babies smile, people automatically say "it's gas". So when is a baby supposed to express a genuine, meaning-filled smile?

I found many websites and read many books where it talks about babies smile instantly after birth in their sleep, but these are called "reflex smiles". Although they say somewhere around your baby's 6th week of life they will express a "learned smile" (a smile as a reaction to something).

Today Ellery is almost 5 weeks old and I think we have now not only seen her "learned smile" but also caught it on camera. All day today she has been smiling at Chad and I. The smile is different than the type of smiles we see her doing in her sleep or that she  was originally doing.Today she really has been opening up her mouth wide to smile. Plus her eyes get really big and she seems to focus on whatever is in front of her., instead of just letting her eyes wander around the room. I hope these are "real" smiles we are seeing today and I really hope we see many more of them in the next couple days. :)