May. 5, 2008 - For Biruk: On your "oneth" birthday
Sweet baby,
I can’t even think about you without having an overwhelming urge to gush silly words and go pick you up and kiss you. We never knew how delightful the new baby months could be until you came along. No colic, no reflux, no sleep issues. Just a fat, mellow, smiling, contented little boy. It’s tempting to think that babies are pretty much all the same but I’ve been amazed to observe the blossoming of your little personality and your own little quirks. You are a busy, tough, active little boy, yet when you sit, you deliberately and daintily cross your fat ankles. As soon as you learned to pull up to standing, you went straight for the piano and reached your little arms up there to pound the keys. The first hint of music with a beat (even radio ads) sets you stomping and dancing up a storm. Before you started the “acrobat” stage, whenever you nursed you would curl up against me as if still in the womb. To this day you still like to be held squashed up into a ball, knees to your nose. You seem to enjoy this world and your accomplishments a great deal.
These days you are showing that even you have a temper, but most of the time you are a smiling mound of utter sweetness. Your Baba and brothers delight you-if I open the door to let Baba in after work you will speed-crawl to him, shouting loudly. Asrat and Gebre can guarantee peals of beautiful baby giggles just by jumping on the bed or making faces. And you so much want to be like them. You follow them around, snatching their books for yourself, messing with their elaborate Lincoln Logs buildings, begging for their toy cars. When I ask for a kiss, you will often press your face to mine, cooing-just like I do for you when you are sad or tired and need comforting.
When I found out I was pregnant with you, I asked God for an “easy” baby, and he gave me you. You restored some of my battered confidence in myself as a mom. I think Baba picked your name perfectly. You truly are a blessed child-and a blessing-Biruk.
Love you so, so, very much,
Mama
Comments
May. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Michelle M.
Happy Birthday to all three boys! That's neat how close their birthdays really are. I've enjoyed reading about them.
May. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Happy birthday Mr. Sumo =)
Love,
Sandy, Justin, Amanda, Sissy, Wes and Isaiah
