Same here! My 8 month old smiles right before the pic is taken or right after. I cannot stand these digital cameras and the delays.
OT, but... my sister just got a new digital camera, and it actually waits for the baby to smile. You just manually select the "target," then the camera snaps up some pictures when the target smiles. It really is an awesome camera if you're going to be taking pictures of a little one and want to catch some smiles!