Baby Girl's first joke

18 month olds are right at the cusp of the language explosion. By the time a person is three a large percentage of their lifelong vocabulary and grammar skills are in place. It's fun and a little poignant to hear Mirella's vocabulary evolve each day.

So, this week, she made her first joke, at least that we noticed (who knows what's going on in that head?).

Old McDonald Has a Farm is a big hit in these parts. While she was singing it one day, I happened to sneeze. I am of the single, loud, explosive sneeze school, not the wimpy repetitive (like ten or more sneezes per session) school exemplified by Rita Mack.

So, the next time we were singing Old McDonald with Baby Girl, we came to the part that goes ". . . and on this farm he has a. . ."

Baby Girl: ". . . a - CHOO!" Then, a big laugh, after making sure that we got the joke. By the way, this is apparently one of those gags that get better the more you repeat it.