Yes-
DD9 seemed to be studying her surroundings, particularly people. She seemed to really be listening when we talked to her. Nurses and doctors commented about it. She would also lift her head to look around.
DD5 had an extremely difficult delivery, including inhaling meconium, needing oxygen, and being wisked away. She was conked out when we got her back and spent her first few days wheezing and coughing... I was too worried about her to notice alertness, but looking back at videos, she was the same way.
My kids were also both very verbal... talking extensively very young. That was our first really big clue that they weren't average kids. I realized that when two year olds at daycare were only saying a few words and my 18 month old was using sentences.
