21 days old or 3 weeks...

Here is Jamila after a diaper change.

We were hanging out on the bed nursing and making faces at each other. She also has a great time listening to interesting sounds like the rattle that has a squeeky sound and a paper sound. She stops sucking on her pacifier to try to figure out what is happening then she goes back to sucking after a moment or so. She gets this look on her face and in her eye that something is going on and all must be well so I will go back to my pacifier.















Papa and Jamila out for one of our walks to Lake Michigan. Dominick says this is so Jamila can see the world and so God can really see us in the outdoors.
















Hanging out with Papa on his legs.

Uncle Aziz, a friend of Dominick's from Tanzania who now lives in the States.

Jamila is Pronounced Jameela.....

Now I have a few moments to update you all on what is going on this week. We are all recovering from the delivery and just enjoying our time together as a family until we move to Pensacola, Florida, and Dominic's going back to work. Our sleep is erratic as you may know but I take the time to enjoy this time with Jamila and look at her while she sleeps and nurses and looks around at her new world.



I have a feeling she will have this expression when she gets older....

Peacefully sleeping on our bed.

Our first family shots and this is the best one so far. It seems we all have a hard time coordinating pleasing expressions for the camera when our picture is being taken.

So cute...this is her first visit to the House of Worship and it was one of the hottest days.

My father enjoying his first grandchild on an overnight visit from one of his many meetings in D.C.

Welcome Jamila Nyamwiza Kambuga to this new world.



The love of our lives was born on July 5, 2006 at 5:40pm weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long.

Jamila is both a Swahili and Arabic name meaning beautiful and Nyamwiza is Dominic's grandmother's name from their tribe, Haya, which means the one who is born after twins. Now that his grandmother has passed we wanted to honor her through our daughter.

Papa Dominic talking with Jamila for the first time in person.

Our sweet and angelic snuggle bug.

No Baby yet.......

So far the baby seems to be very comfortable in its home and is enjoying it to the maximum. It still is moving around a lot and sometimes more than usual. It is harder and harder for me to get up from sitting down. I have noticed the baby is way lower in my abdomin and I think it is slowly moving downward. Here are a couple pictures from the last few days.


My mom and I enjoying Persian food at Cafe Suron.


One of our walks to the lake.

I love this picture of Dominick with our friend's (Mina and Alan) baby Raffi-I can't wait to see him as a father.


A blurry picture but we kept moving and this is the best one of us opening gifts and reading cards.


A group picture from the baby shower my friends Tiffany, Tae-Jin, Touba and Kim had for me. We invited the guys too since it is way more entertaining and interesting that way.

I am finally starting a blog now that I have a little more time. Or should I say just a different kind of time. The baby is due on Wednesday, June 28 and though I am looking forward to having the baby, I hope it waits till Dominick and my mom get here on Monday, June 26. This picture is from the surprise baby shower party my office threw for me. I was very surprised!!! They definitely pulled it off without me having the slightest idea they were doing such a thing.