Dear Di-ary….
Question: Dena being middle child was she your most quiet and relaxed baby?
Submitted by Renee from PA-
Every child is different. Michele, our first born, was hard for me, never being a mom before, it was like she was my “practice baby!” I thought I knew what to do as a mother until it happened! Then everything I thought about motherhood never seemed like it was right. But you learn and just do it. Michele was a good baby and very smart. On her 2nd birthday she got the best gift ever…..her baby sister Dena! When Dena was born I felt a little more experienced and relaxed and she seemed to be too. And I thought “how cool” Dena and Michele have the same birthday just 2 years apart. How much fun was that going to be!
But then it happened…..Dena was only 3 months old and I was pregnant again! How did that happen? LOL. There I was with a 2 year old, a three month old and pregnant again. We wanted more children but certainly did not plan for them to be so close in age. So, exactly 1 year and 1 day later our third child Nicole was born.
Michele was three, Dena one and Nicole an infant! Trust me it was crazy…..3 children ALL in diapers at the same time!
So Dena, not only being the middle child but also still a baby herself, being only 1 year old when Nicole was born, just went with the flow. She was always playing with her older or younger sister and they got along well as toddlers. They always had someone to play with and at times got into trouble together too! Dena just did what the other two were doing. At times it seemed easier for me having them so close together because they had each other to play with and learn from.
As they got older you could see each ones personality develop. Michele the oldest and Nicole the youngest tended to be the loudest ones. Dena would just sit back, listen and not say much but she was taking it all in. When she became Miss New Jersey in 1995 and made appearances she got up and spoke very well and told funny stories. Everyone liked her and said she was so “down to earth.” Dena found her VOICE! From that point on she has not stopped talking…..as you all know! She loves doing the “One Funny Morning Show, Ugly Monday Giveaway, and Tipsy Tuesday!”
She was quiet and laid back growing up…but boy has time changed that!
Editors Note: OFM does not condone any of the sex parts of the blog. Diana has gone rogue and I’m sure Dena is the blame for it.
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