Butler County welcomes first baby of the 2024
Zoey Tarr, 3, was concerned when she found out her mother, Amanda Kuzma of Worthington was giving birth to a third daughter.
“The night before we came in, Zoe was a little confused,” said Richard Tarr Jr., the father of all three girls. “She was up in the middle of the night screaming she didn’t want a new sister. She wanted to keep the one she had.”
After Zoey realized she would not have to exchange her sister, Olivia, 14 months, she was all smiles, eagerly showing off her “New Big Sister” sticker to everyone.
Kuzma and her husband Tarr welcomed their third child and Butler’s first baby of the new year, Tiana Noel Tarr at Butler Memorial Hospital. The newborn baby girl came into the world on Jan. 3, 2024 at 9:43 a.m., and weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18.5 inches long.
Olivia was just as excited as her sister Zoey, showering her new baby sister with affection.
“She’s already giving Tiana kisses,” Tarr said.
This is the couple’s third baby in less than four years. According to Kuzma, is was the easiest one yet.
“I didn’t really have any problems,” Kuzma said. “There was no morning sickness. It was nice.”
The couple used Google to help choose the name of their new baby. Kuzma said she had just one request when it came to naming their third daughter.
“She wanted to make sure the initials spelled out ‘T-N-T,” Tarr said.
True to her initials, baby Tiana burst onto the scene slightly earlier than expected.
“I thought she was going to come a little bit later,” Kuzma said. “I didn’t think she’d be the first one born in Butler.”
As far as expanding their growing the family, Kuzma and Tarr said they are not planning to any more children.
“This is it,” Kuzma said. “That’s for sure.”
Patty Jackman, whose sister was a New Year baby in 1963, was one of the nurses assisting Kuzma and Tianna. A registered nurse for over 30 years, Jackman said it was “kind of weird” for the hospital to have to wait until the fourth day of the year for a baby to be born, but expects the maternity ward to pick up with deliveries soon.
“It’s always a blessing, to welcome in a new baby,” Jackman said.
