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Tabitha (15 months old) plays the piano w/ her cousin Ben

2010-03-15T17:23:00.001-04:00

15 months old, just being herself

2010-03-15T17:21:00.001-04:00

Tabitha says "doll baby."

2009-10-28T13:50:00.001-04:00

Yes, she's the smartest 10-month-old baby in the world!

Tabitha says hi and does her mad face!

2009-10-08T20:11:00.001-04:00

my genius baby

2009-09-16T12:43:00.001-04:00

Now when I ask Tabitha to clap her hands, she will. I don't have to do it first; I just have to ask her.

Tabitha says "KiKi"

2009-09-11T17:52:00.001-04:00

Tabitha is 9 months and 2 days old.

Tabitha spins a chair

2009-09-02T13:40:00.002-04:00

I just thought this was cute, as she was spinning the chair around for a while. My eight-month-old baby girl is getting more balance and is a genius.

Tabitha said, "Momma," and meant it!

2009-08-21T22:21:00.001-04:00

Jason came home today, and before we were getting ready to run, Tabitha started being fussy. She didn't want to eat, and she was dry. Jason was holding her as I was changing my clothes. He asked her what she wanted, and she plainly said, "Momma." Jason and I were both sure that was what she said, so he handed her to me. She immediately stopped crying! My heart melted... (Jason was a little hurt, though.) That just made my day, my week, my month, my year, and quite possibly, my life.

Tabitha sings while I play the piano.

2009-07-15T23:43:00.001-04:00

video of Tabitha

2009-07-13T22:56:00.001-04:00

I'm trying to see if this works...

Twitter--Will this work?

2009-05-27T13:04:00.001-04:00

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10/02 + 2/07 = 12/09

2008-12-27T16:34:00.001-05:00

I realized this the other day and thought it was the coolest thing ever (and thus worthy of a quick post). Jason's birthday is 2/07, and mine is 10/02. Tabitha's birthday is 12/09. 10/02 + 2/07 = 12/09! Her birthday is the sum of Jason and my birthdays. And, in other news, Tabitha is now 18 days old and the most beautiful and smartest baby ever!

Tabitha: the perfect baby

2008-12-11T23:04:00.002-05:00

Tabitha Hope, the most beautiful baby in the entire world, was born Tuesday morning, December 9, at 8:46 a.m. I went into labor around 7:30 p.m., though I started feeling a little pain around 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. is when I started timing the contractions, which were only in my back. We left here a little after midnight, and I was in a hospital room by 1 a.m. I was dilated 3-4 when I arrived and was 90 percent effaced. I did end up getting an epidural, which took over 45 minutes and five tries to get.

Labor went a lot more smoothly than I'd ever imagined it would, though. Once I had the epidural, I couldn't feel any pain whatsoever, had no clue when I was having a contraction. It was awesome! After I had the epidural, labor was easy, and I'm apparently a pro at pushing. Tabitha came quicker than they expected she would. The doctor planned on showing up around 8 a.m. to break my water; it broke on its own before then. When he showed up around 8 a.m., it was to be there when her head came out.

Anyway, onto the good stuff. Tabitha is absolutely wonderful, completely perfect. She is more beautiful than I would have imagined. When she's awake, she's very alert, looking at what's going on. She weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces, and she was 21 inches long. She has a head full of black hair. Her eyes looked green at birth, but now they look like they might start to be turning brown. I'll resize some photos in the near future and post them.

We got to come home today, as they make you stay 48 hours after delivery. Tabitha and I have figured out nursing now and aren't struggling at this point. The pediatrician says she's perfect. Tabitha had lots of visitors: Mom, Dad, Jenny, Clinton, Beth (Jason's mom), Granny, Grand-pro, Aunt Mindy, Miranda, Jackie Stevens, and the church family: Willie, Angie, Bethany, Jerry, and Phyllis. Oh, and Lisa from church was one of the nurses who got to deliver Tabitha, so that was pretty cool! Rusty, her husband, popped in briefly before delivery. Jackie didn't get to visit b/c she was sick. Then the day after Mom, Dad, Jenny, and Clinton visited, Mom, Jenny, and Clinton were all sick w/ the 24 hour bug Jackie, J., and Ben had all had. So far none of us have gotten it, and I'm praying that we don't. I really don't want Tabitha to get sick.

Right now Tabitha is sleeping peacefully. I'm exhausted, have gotten no more than 8 hours of sleep during the past three days. I couldn't sleep well in the hospital. I have to get those photos resized soon and post them. Jenny's already posted some to Facebook. I just couldn't imagine a more beautiful baby or a smoother delivery. All of my fears were for nothing; God answered my many prayers that everything would go fine w/ labor. I mean, I was anxious and freaked out at times, but nothing bad happened at all. It went really quickly, too, especially for her being my first child. No one thought she was going to be born that soon. I think it's b/c they gave me Pitocin, but they said it's pretty much standard that they do that now.

I praise God that everything went so well and that our baby is healthy. I was so worried about everything, and God completely took care of everything. Then, as if to say "I told you so," God had her weigh seven pounds and seven ounces. :)

WE OWN A HOUSE!!!!!!!

2008-07-28T11:41:00.000-04:00

WE OWN A HOUSE!!!!!!!
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Life

We closed on our house this morning!!!!! :-D Photos to come later (when we have an Internet connection at our house). "our HOUSE"...wow... We moved in Saturday.

Oh, and I'm halfway through my pregnancy now! Approximately 20 weeks until little Tabitha Hope joins us!!! (I have a countdown going on in her bedroom on the chalkboard-paint wall.) Yes, our little girl has the most awesome room ever! Light purple on top; chalkboard paint on bottom w/ a lovely trim and chair rail (by Jason) in a darker purple.

We still have a bit of unpacking to do and still need to move some miscellaneous things. But, the hard stuff is over w/, and the house is great... And, did I mention that we have a house?!?!!? :-D

God has blessed us w/ so much lately that it is overwhelmingly astounding. It just amazes me what He's done for us, especially considering how far we've come as a couple and individually. I just cannot thank Him enough for blessing us w/ a little girl and also a nice place to live. I'm really proud of how far Jason has come spiritually, too. My staff sergeant has been sober for over four months now. Yay Jason! Life is just going so wonderfully right now, and I owe it all to God. It's amazing what He can do when you give Him control of your life, though, of course, it's a daily struggle to give up that control.

And, that's my happy post for the day!

It's a...!!!!!!

2008-07-02T18:30:00.000-04:00

We had the ultrasound today, and the baby seems to be very healthy. The heart rate was 160 still; we could even see the chambers of the heart and see it beating. It was absolutely amazing. The lady who did the ultrasound guesses the baby is about 6 inches long, and the ultrasound gave a due date of December 11, which is three days before my actual due date. Everything is right on track.

And... With almost absolute certainty... We are having a baby... GIRL! :-D I am so excited and happy. Mostly, I am elated that our baby seems to be exactly where she should be w/ development, but I'm also excited she's a girl. From the beginning I said I was having a girl, and I was right.

I will have to scan the ultrasound photos in the next few days and put them online. My baby is the cutest, of course! And, she got really active during part of the ultrasound; you could just see her little feet and hands moving around. Amazing... I can't believe that is inside of me, and I can't thank God enough to everything is going well.

Time for church, though!

160 bpm--our baby's heart rate!

2008-06-09T19:04:00.001-04:00

Jason and I got to hear our baby's heart beat today! The rate was 160 beats per minute. Awww. July 2 we have our first official ultrasound.

Our baby has a heart!

2008-05-12T18:22:00.002-04:00

Jason and I got to see our baby today on an ultrasound! Being only nine weeks along, our baby isn't very big yet, but we could see the heart (the flickering part). Also, our baby jumped around during part of it; our baby is already active!

It was so amazing and touching to see our baby and know that he/she is doing perfect at the moment. If anyone reads this, please pray that our baby continues to be healthy. I've been so worried about that, but now that I actually got to see a heart beat and know that everything is progressing exactly right, I feel a little more peace. I'm so touched that I feel like crying.

over a year ago

2008-04-17T20:57:00.002-04:00

April 7, 2007, a year and ten days ago, I married a wonderful man. I didn't think to update this on on anniversary, so I'm updating it now. A lot has been going on lately, and lately it's all been very good. I thank God for how He's turned things around for us, and I am certain that my trust in Him has never been in vain.

On our anniversary Jason and I went to Velma Garret's viewing. I meant to post her obituary in my blog, and now I cannot find it online anywhere. She was a lovely woman, though, and will be missed by many. She had such a sweet soul, and I know that soul is now in perfect joy in Heaven.

I've been thinking about life lately, how as babies start out in life, other people pass away. On the day that Jason and I found out some very good news, I later found out that, that was Lucian's birthday. It's just strange how life connects w/ death, how we all go through transitions and all end up at the same destination. To see it as a cycle, as not just an end, makes it seem more comforting. As loved ones pass away, new ones to love are born.

new car!!!

2008-03-30T10:15:00.001-04:00

As I said in the last post, I can't make links right now on FrontPage for some reason. View the Page for our New Car

Jason and I bought a new car today, a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Her name is Ella Blue, and she is nice! I have to leave soon, so all I have time for right now are photos:

There she is, beside Jason under Mr. Silver.

Her paint shimmers and glitters in the sun; she is glittery.

KiKi likes her.

Ben and me

2008-03-30T10:14:00.001-04:00

(These photos are under Family on my site; for some reason FrontPage won't let me make links. The program stops whenever I try to make a link now...)

Here are some photos of my nephew Ben and me from the other day:

Ben petting Maggi.

Light shining on my buddy.

Ben waves hello to Jenny, our photographer.

Ben feels the texture of a tree.

This is happiness in life.

Jason in newspaper

2008-01-28T11:00:00.000-05:00

I submitted Jason for the newspaper, and they published it. (I have cuter pictures of him, but they needed a head and shoulders shot that was big. This was about the only one that fit the criteria.) I'm married to a "Tri-State Hero." Awww.

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x113540024

adios, braces!

2008-01-08T18:21:00.000-05:00

Before:

After:

First day of braces:

Last day of braces:

Before:

After:

As you can tell, I got my braces off today! My teeth look huge now and feel funny, but it's nice to not have braces. Jason hasn't known me w/o braces, so we'll have our first braces-less kiss when he comes home from Iraq in late June. I got to show him on the webcam b/c he's still in Germany.

video at Jason's army base

2007-12-22T21:47:00.000-05:00

Jason was at this performance, in the audience. I guess they showed this video on TV.

http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=198569

done w/ student teaching!

2007-12-07T22:08:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was my last day of student teaching, meaning that I am finally a college graduate. Today I went to the school, though, for a celebration. I was overwhelmed with gifts and cards from the students and Mrs. Beckett. It was so touching. I love those children, also the children in the first grade I was in, as well. Student teaching was truly a blessing to me, in not only the students I got to know but also the wonderful teachers. I, honestly, did not want to leave.

Now it's time to get a job... I shall be substituting as soon as possible and then figure out if there's any chance to get a full-time position next year anywhere near here. It's kind of strange to think that I'm done w/ college; although, I will need to take graduate courses. Maybe I should start those soon.

Jason and I have been married exactly eight months now. He'll be home in less than seven months! He's almost halfway done w/ his tour. Then he'll be the one going to college.

RIP Lucian

2007-11-30T19:51:00.000-05:00

Lucian will be missed by many people. He encouraged so many people for God, and I will never forget the ways he blessed my life.

Lucian's obituary

Lucian Earl Nida
1943 - 2007

Lucian Earl Nida, 64, of Huntington, West Virginia, went home to rejoice with his Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Lucian was born on April 12, 1943, in Huntington, WV, the son of the late William Earl Nida and Mary Victoria Gill Nida and was preceded in death by one very special aunt, Nellie Gill, that he loved like a mother. He was a graduate of Barboursville High School. Following graduation, Lucian proudly began serving his country in the United States Army. After three years of service, he returned home and married the love of his life, Patricia Gail Cremeans Nida. He and Pat were blessed with forty wonderful years together. Lucian and Pat have two daughters and sons-in-law, Angela Gail and Willie Purdee of South Point, OH and Mary Beth and Philip C. Roy of Ona, WV. Lucian proudly served his Lord and the body of believers at the Guyandotte Church of Christ as an Elder. Aside from his immediate family, there is no group of people that Lucian loved more or was more proud of than his family at Guyandotte. In 1991, Lucian began the Christian Youth Fellowship (CYF) Program at the church as an outreach to the youth of the Guyandotte community. Over the years, because of Lucian’s vision and the guidance of the Lord’s hand, hundreds of children were introduced to and shown the love of Christ. Lucian also served the Lord at Howell’s Mill Christian Assembly Christian service camp in Ona, WV as President of the General Assembly. He loved the church camp and was extremely proud and thankful for what the Lord had blessed his church with. Lucian retired from Inco Alloys after 33 ½ years of dedicated service as a pipefitter. He was also recently retired from the United States Postal Service. Lucian was so very thankful for all of his friends and co-workers at the post office. One special friend, Carol Smith, will always be remembered for her dedication to Lucian and his family. Their kindness and compassion can never be repaid. In addition to his wife, two daughters, and their husbands, Lucian is survived by four grandchildren who loved their Pawpaw with all their hearts, Bethany Caroline Purdee, Jared Russell Purdee, Hannah Elizabeth Roy, and Hunter Andrew Roy. Lucian also has nine surviving siblings and their spouses that he loved and cherished, Ida Mae and Bernard Adkins of Decatur, IL; Wanda and Ken Waddell of Chesapeake, OH; Anna England of Manchester, TN; Mary Jo and Roy Ball of Brownstown, MI; Nellie and Jerry Miller of Circleville, OH; Rosalie and Dale Edmunds of Milton, WV; Herb and Beverly Nida of Chesapeake, OH; Beulah and Joe Hayes of Arcadia, FL; and Bill and Teresa Nida of Salt Rock, WV. Lucian also had numerous nieces and nephews that he thought the world of. The family would like to extend the most sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Susan Moffatt-Bruce and Dr. James Duthie. Our deepest gratitude to Dr. Alejandro Lorenzana for his countless hours of care and compassion. Lucian’s main goal in life was to serve his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to show the Lord’s love to everyone he came in contact with. For the life he lived, the legacy he leaves, and the memories he made, we give all thanks, praise and glory to the One who made Lucian Earl Nida the man he was. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Guyandotte Church of Christ Building Fund, 207 Staunton Street, Huntington, WV 25702. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville and after 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Guyandotte Church of Christ by Minister Willie Purdee. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

http://www.timeformemory.com/fh_obituary.cfm

http://media.herald-dispatch.com/obituaries/index.php?archive=1
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