eleven......

My baby turns 11 today.

Her birthday is always particularly special

to me because her pregnancy was....

"special".  I had complications in the

beginning that threatened both her life and mine.

We both survived....and thrived!

My sweet Abigail is so like me....

she is creative, sensitive and serious.

She is always eager to help me in the 

kitchen and loves to bake!

Abigail enjoys quiet and her favorite place

to be is at home.  Although she has

many friends, I often believe she is most

content when she is by herself, building lego

sets or playing Barbies {yes, even at 11!}.

Abigail plays the violin and played

on her school's volleyball team this year.  She loves

fashion and shopping - hard

for a girl that has to wear a uniform

to school everyday!

She does not like math.

She can sometimes be overshadowed by

an older, extroverted big sister so when

you get her alone she will talk your

ear off.  I love that.

Abigail has birthmark smack dab in the

middle of her neck, "her dot" as she

calls it......we have always thought

we would allow her to determine if it

is removed or not but she wears it proudly.

Thank you for letting me share my girl.....we will

be celebrating with some shopping fun with her Mimi and 

then a sleepover party with her friends on Saturday...

wish me luck!