Saba's 1st Birthday

As I blogger I have been more than delinquent...but I have good news - I'm back! Not only am I back, but am happy to announce that Saba is now 1 year old! Yes, the year has flown by (maybe they're longer for you as I haven't updated in well over a month) - but for me, it has been fast!
Saba is by far the best baby that anyone could ask for. She makes me laugh constantly...and I couldn't ask for a better job then the one I have...my job as a Mom. I love that I get to watch Saba grow and learn with each passing day. I love that I get to experience all of her wonder and joy every single day. I love that I can say without equivocation that being Saba's Mom has been the most amazing experience of my life. In a word, she is AWESOME.

On Sunday, we celebrated Saba's first birthday at her Grandma Didi and Papa Bruce's house. We had a great little family party with lots of balloons...and lots of cake! I am particularly proud of the "lots o cake" because I spent a good 3 hours of my life making and icing the cake....I was pretty excited about the huge heart shaped cake that Saba was really really overwhelmed by!
Saba daintily picked at the icing until I gave her a piece to call her own...she proceeded to dig in.
Then, of course, there were the presents. Saba received so many wonderful gifts! A portable DVD player from her grandma and Grandpa...and a Jungle Book DVD from Uncle Alex to go with it!
Dereje and I gave Saba felt play food that I had made for her earlier in the month.
Saba basically likes to stick every piece of felt food into her mouth at one time - I'm pretty sure she's practicing for a contest sometime in the future!And, I am also happy to say that Saba is now an owner of her very own Rody! Courtesy of Aunt Asse and Uncle Ayalneh! Saba is quickly becoming a Rody pro - she's only falls off every OTHER time now that she's been practicing.

Saba received so many wonderful things for her birthday and she was able to spend it with friends and family - which made it a very special day! Check out a video of the birthday girl below! Thank you everyone for making her day so special.