Deanna
was so eagerly awaited, that I virtually smothered her for the first 2 years. I was in my element. She was exceptionally beautiful from day 1, and had an absolutely enchanting voice when she began to talk. I probably took more movies of her during the baby years than any of the others. After all, it had been 10 years of waiting, and I had LOTS of filming desires to fulfill.
From the time she could put on her own clothes (which was earlier than any of
the other children) Deanna has been Ms. Fashion conscious. She would remember
what people wore, before she would remember their name or anything else about
them. Deanna also has the distinction of being our pickiest eater in the family.
We thought Nate was tough until Deanna came along. Deanna is 10 years old now,
and we still can only count 5 things that she likes to eat as a "main
course" for dinner. Fortunately, she has a superhuman love for ketchup, so
that anything she doesn’t care for we can usually serve if we smother it with
the red stuff. 