Yes, my oldest and youngest were both born prematurely. The nurses in the NICU always commented on how alert they were and how much eye contact they gave. If I walked into the NICU and talked to them while they were having an IV change, they both stopped crying to look for me.

We have video of my oldest at 8 weeks old with a little toy. It had a white bear on a black background on one side and a black bear on a white and red background on the other. Every time you slid the cover to the white bear, he'd smile and when you switched it to the black bear, he'd frown. If we adjusted for his prematurity he would have been not quite 2 weeks old at the time.