[tri-med] still not smiling???

  OK, I have MORE questions for you all!  My Caroline is still not smiling at 7 
months.  Now granted, she has really had a hard time over her 7 months and has 
had only very few periods of time of actually feeling OK, but I thought we'd 
see some smiles by now!  She did seem to start to smile at about 5 months, and 
I had other people agree she was smiling, but she then started not to feel good 
again and that was the end of the smiling attempts.
  She had her Nissen surgery and g-tube last week and I think she is feeling 
better now.  I hope we are on the road to better things.

  Anyway, it is hard to have a sick baby who still hasn't been able to really 
react with us.  I am just fearful that she will never smile - although I can't 
imagine that!  

  So my question is has anyone had a REALLY delayed baby in regards to reacting 
with other who went on to finally smile and laugh?  She does also have trouble 
making eye contact, but does look at us and things such as a mobile, just not 
for long periods of time.  That is hard to deal with as well.

  I just pray that she will finally recover from her many many health problems 
and go on to be such a happy baby.  It is really hard dealing with all the 
ongoing medical issues.  All I ask is for a baby who will finally act like she 
knows and loves us!!!!!  I don't even care anymore about the physical and 
mental delays at all!!!

  Irene
  (Christina - 27 months and Caroline - 7 months with partial trisomy 17p) 
  http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carolinerochelle

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