Neema turns 6 months

Half a year has passed.

Neema's wholelife, 6 months.
We are still pinching ourselves at how lucky we are to be a witness as grows.

In these last few months, we have learned a lot about our angel:
She is a tough cookie, barely winces when she gets her shots.
She sleps deep on her stomach, but you will always find her on her back with her arms splayed out to the sides, deep in her dream world in the morning.
Although she tends to seem a little serious to strangers, she smiles a lot and her giggles are contagious.
she responds to her father's voice no matter where she is and brightens up when she looks at her mom's face.
She is friendly, open to being carried by others...unless she is sleepy and/or hungry.

Tomorrow, Sept. 10th, she turns half a year...but today, we challenge her to her first meal, mashed bananas.
Like the gem she is, she enjoyed the every bite...



~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi

Playful Neema...just the beginning

Ahhh...I know, as new parents, our lives are so revolved around our little girl....WE CAN'T HELP IT!!!

Now, you may not know it from her many serious poses in her picture, but Neema rarely wakes up fussing. She's been known to EXPRESS her anger or disappointment, but it is not the norm.

Normally she wakes up, checks out her surroundings and waits. Waits for someone to discover that she is up and ready for the world. While she waits, she plays. Lately she has discovered her toes. Naturally, she can't resist her toys.

Here is a glimpse of that playful side:



~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi

Neema, sleepy-head

In true form, our daughter, following her mandate from God, 22 hours sleep-2hours wake, is often found snoozing.

At least we can say that she follows instructions well!
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Sleeping beauty, catching some needed zzzzz's
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We could have a rock concert blaring, and she'd still look this rested and oblivious...
what a life!!
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"Oh!", is she getting up....

Nope, false alarm!!


Hey there she is...."Hello Princess!!"
ha ha!

~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi

Celebrating Neema

Neema's arrival called forth the need to celebrate her.
So a few of our family and friends did just that!

On the left, Tindi's father with Neema, a kodak momemnt.
Liz commenting on Neema..."does she look like Tindi or more like Andy?"
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Neema in mommy's hands!
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Risper, Tindi's cousin, on the left and Sylvia, Tindi's sister, on the right.
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Guests galore!
Tindi's aunts, Aunts Jane and Pamela, at the top.
Tindi's father (far right) at a table with friends.
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Tindi's cousins, Ahenda and Risper.
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On the left Tindi chatting with her friend Liza.
On the right, Andy listening to his family friend, Mrs. Mutoku.
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Afriend of the Okwaros, Allan and his nephew, Daniel.
Ahenda, "peace ya'll"
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Tindi's mother starting off the celebrations in prayer. Andy's mom sitting nearby, listening.
Andy and Tindi amongst friends listening on.
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Tindy and Andy presenting Neema to the guests.

Tindi and Andy opening Neema's gifts - oh joy!

~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi

Hellooooooo Neema!!

Born on March 10th at 8:20 pm.
Weighing in at 2.75 kg (6.6 lbs)
At a length of 46 cm (18.1 in)
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Neema being wheeled from the theater to the nursery.
Clearly shocked into the world, poor baby!
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Neema in Nyanya Lizzie's arms (my mother)
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Calmer hours later on March 11th, Neema getting the snoozing-thing down!
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Proud parents...boy were we on cloud nine!!
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It felt so good to hold her...after so many months talking to her through my belly!
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Debbie, Andy's sister, checking out the newest arrival, Neema.
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Aunt Eva (mom's sister), holding Neema as Anne (my sister-in-law) looks on.
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Victor (my brother) and his girlfriend, Pearl, enjoying a moment with Neema long after visiting hours!
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Sylvia (my sister) smiling down on Neema.
Sylvia was my birth coach...she totally rocked!!
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Nyanya Lizzie teaching me, her daughter, to breast feed.
A bonding moment for all three gals!
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Nyanya Naomi (Andy's mother), gingerly carrying Neema.
She traveled hours from Karachuonyo (Nyanza) to catch a glimpse of Neema. She was off the next morning, a long journey back home!
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Neema Sada Amadi
Just too cute!!

~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi

Facebooking in the face of pain...

It's official, giving birth can be barbaric.
For those lucky gals that don't get "complications", God bless you!
I had 13 hours of induced labor...followed by a scare that Neema was caught in her own umbilacal cord and the realization that my cervix was not budging more than 5 cm! This was all followed by an emergency C-Section.
Not fun!
Believe it or not, Facebooking kept me calm.
The excitement, fear, anxiety that flooded through when I least expected it, was suppressed as I typed out my status on Facebook using my handy mobile phone.

Here is what was on my mind...and the minds of others reading my posts.
(click pictures to see them bigger)

~ with light, love and joy,
Tindi & Andy Amadi