Abbey Jean Michelle England

Abbey was born May 27th 1997 at noon, 48 minutes before her twin brother Aaron. Bret, Cierra and I lived in Flagstaff Arizona when we found out that not only were we expecting, but that we were going to have two babies. Abbey was known as baby "A" for 9 months and because having twins is considered a high-risk pregnancy we were at the doctor's office non-stop.
At 28 weeks of pregnancy I went into pre-term labor and was put on bed rest. For anyone who has ever been put on bed rest knows that it is almost impossible to remain off your feet especially when you have a very active two year old and at that time a husband that worked 18 hours a day.
When I was 30 weeks pregnant we decided to move to Wyoming to be closer to family. Ironically I began my pregnancy with my oldest daughter Cierra in Wyoming with an incredible OBGYN who's name was Robert Fagnant. I was really upset when we moved to Hawaii and our OBGYN changed. When we returned to the Wyoming area, Dr. Fagnant delivered my twins. It was an incredible experience and I was excited to have him be apart of our lives again.
During the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy Bret's mom Barbara brought dinner over at least 3 times a week. She was there to help with Cierra and because they lived right across the street it was easy to let Cierra run over and play.
So at 36 weeks the Dr took me off of all medication to stop labor and at 38 weeks after nothing happened they induced labor. My mom came to stay with us for the last month to help with my babies and I would have died without my mom.
On May 27th we headed to the hospital and checked in at 8 am and Abbey arrived at noon. She was 5 pounds 11 ounces and had a head full of black hair. (she took after grandma boyd). I remember the first day Abbey must have slept at least 5 hours straight without eating. I would get worried and wake her to feed her. After having my brute Cierra at 8 pound 12 ounces, Abbey was so tiny and made me worry constantly. I look back on that time now and realize she loves to sleep. When she is tired she heads straight to her bed and it takes two seconds for her to fall asleep.
Abbey was a very easy baby, but with the combination of both her and Aaron, life was pretty difficult. To be honest, it was such a busy time that I do not remember at what age she first started crawling, she started walking at 12 months and has not stopped running since.
The twin thing is an experience that no one will understand unless they have been there themselves. Where Aaron goes, Abbey is close behind.
When the twins started kindergarten I decided to put them in the same class. The did very well except when Aaron would stumble with an answer, Abbey would answer for him. When the twins had their centers Abbey would go to Aaron's table and grab his hand and take him to where he was supposed to go. She adores Aaron and he adores her.
Abbey has always been a very athletic young lady. She loves sports and is involved in many teams. She has played basketball, soccer, and would love to be on a football team. She has a love affair with the Chicago Bears and loves the game of football.
Abbey does not wear pink and she does not do frills, she is often found wearing basketball shorts and tennis shoes. She wants to either be a professional soccer player when she grows up or design cars.
When Abbey was 6 she tripped on a blanket and hit her mouth on the frame of her bed. Her tongue was hanging by one thin membrane and received two stitches on her tongue (the scar is still there and she is pretty proud of it)
Abbey is the coolest girl most people will ever meet. She is funny and goofy and she loves to play.
Her favorite color is yellow and she has a stuffed animal(a giraffe) called floppy that goes everywhere with her. Her favorite candy is circus peanuts and if you really want to make her happy just buy her cookie dough bites when she goes to the movies. She is easy to please and loves to be loved.
I am so grateful that I have Abbey in my life, she makes me smile daily!!