Things I Have Done in Public to Make My Baby Laugh:

• Repeated the phrases “Holy moly” and “Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo” upwards of 60 times during a particularly ill-timed brunch encroaching on afternoon nap
• A series of pretend sneezes, each escalating in volume and ferocity, while waiting in line at the bank to get coins for laundry and discuss whether I should be saving for the future or not (answer: yes)
• Continuously sniffing myself and saying “pee-yew” with a disgusted face in the organic produce section of the grocery store (okay FINE the cookie aisle; what do you want from me)
• So. Much. Peek-a-Boo on every crowded bus, subway and streetcar in Toronto, usually while an elderly man stares at me
• Exposed my belly button to allow baby to touch it with her finger and say “boop” while in government office renewing health card (obviously this was in desperate times)

Babies, man. There’s nothing like ’em.

What’s your go-to for making your baby laugh? How good have you gotten at making barnyard animal noises? (Seriously, so good.) And did you weep profusely the very first time your baby laughed? Because I sure did.