Sir Laughs A lot

I remember watching an old Ray Romano comedy show and he told the story of how he practices all of his jokes on his kids...he had a new gig that his baby daughter really loved, so he wanted to try it out on the audience. He took out his keys, jangled them around and said "oooooohh aaaaahhh". I certainly laughed...

I think of that gig all the time as I'm doing anything and everything to make Max laugh. Luckily, it's beginning to work, and there is nothing more amazing than watching a baby laugh for the first time. It's like it comes out of his mouth and he isn't sure why, which makes him laugh even harder. I have a feeling my window of comedy is going to be pretty short, and soon enough he'll be rolling his eyes at me (a la Phoebe) and saying, "MOM - NOT FUNNY!" So, I need to milk it for all it's worth now, and at the moment I have to say he is my # 1 fan! The laughing process, goes something like this:

#1: Get his attention away from whatever he is doing by saying his name in a seductive manner (using a French accent helps)

#2: Make loud funny noises and faces so he is Stunned into paying attention...sometimes I think he is thinking, "whoa, Ma, are you really this nuts?!?"

#3: Use hissing, different funny faces, winking, or even tickling to get the smile started

#4: Move to whatever godly measures are necessary to get that laugh out....hysterically laughing yourself often does the trick (even though you sound like an idiot before it starts working).