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Like Callie, she had blue eyes, but she was nearly a kilogram lighter at birth.
She was the first child for her parents, carpenter Kevin Chittum and high school cheerleader Whitney Rogers.
Whitney was only 16 when Rebecca was born.
Whitney and Paula had bumped into each other at the hospital when they were both walking the halls in labour. Paula later remembered Whitney as being “warm and enthusiastic”.
Kevin and Whitney took their baby Rebecca home, and she quickly grew into a strong, athletic child. Her parents, who had another daughter, Lindsey, two years later, doted on her.
Just four days after Rebecca’s third birthday, her parents decided to drive to a country fair.