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I was conceived on Memorial Day

Mom found out about me

Dad found out about me on Father’s Day

7 Week Doctors Appointment; Confirmed that I’m really in there!

Grandmama and Granddaddy Donald found out about me

11 Week Doctor’s Appointment; Mom & Dad heard my heartbeat for the first time!

Grammy and Grandpa Kolumbus found out about me

Toured Europe


Mom realized that she felt me kicking her during this week

19 Week Doctor’s Appointment; All of my quad-screen tests were fine!

Ultrasound where Mom & Dad found out that I’m a girl! (9:30 am)

Daddy felt me kicking!

24 Week Doctor’s Appointment (Heartbeat was a healthy 160 bpm)

Daddy saw me kicking from outside Mommy’s belly

3D/4D Sonogram - Take 1; Daddy, Mommy, and Cousin Olivia came to see me, but I was camera shy so they didn’t see much and they get to try again

Mom felt my hiccups for the first time!

3D/4D Sonogram- Take 2; Mommy & Jill Ettinger came to see me.  I moved when they told me to, but kept my hands in front of my face the whole time

28 Week Doctor’s Appointment

30 Week Doctor’s Appointment

Madison, Alabama Baby Shower with Mom & Dad’s Friends and Family from Back Home

Toured the new Baby Suites wing of the hospital where I’m going to be born

33 Week Doctor’s Appointment

First “Saturday Times Two” Prenatal Childbirth Class

Second “Saturday Times Two” Prenatal Childbirth Class & Baby Care Class

35 Week Doctor’s Appointment- I’m trying to come out already so mom is already 1 cm dilated and on bed rest orders until week 37!

Donald-Konicki Baby Shower Extravaganza with Mom & Dad’s Friends and Family from Florida

36 Week Doctor’s Appointment- Mom’s not having any contractions so bed rest continues

37 Week Doctor’s Appointment- I’m almost here!  Mom is 3 cm dilated and back to work!

38 Week Doctor’s Appointment- Mom is technically in active labor at 4 cm dilated!  The doctor told her to go to the hospital at 6:30 am the next morning to meet me soon!

My nursery is completed just in time!

Here I Come!!!

Pre-Birth Milestones from Annabelle’s Perspective

Born at 12:38 pm! 7 lbs 4 oz, 21 in.

Goes home to the barn; 6 lbs 10 oz.

First sponge bath

Lost her umbilical cord

2 Week Check-up; 7 lbs 5.75 oz, 20.25 in.; Done with Billi-blanket for jaundice

First tub bath

Doctor’s Appointment to check on eyes; 7 lbs 15 oz

First dinner out (with Mom, Dad, and Aunty Fancy)

5 Week Check-up; 9 lbs 0.25 oz, 21.5 in.

2 Month Check-up; 10 lbs 6.25 oz, 22.75 in.

First “Big Girl” Bath (with Mom & Dad)

Rolled over from back to tummy

First Trip to Disneyworld (with Halle Konicki & Leah Gallers)

First Giggle

First Flight (to London)

First Passport Stamp (in London)

4 Month Check-up; 13 lbs 11.25 oz, 25 in.

Officially Slept Through the Night for the First Time!  Slept from 10pm to 7:30am!

First Solid Food (Rice Cereal)

First Fruit (Homemade Mashed Bananas)

First trip to Grandmama & Granddaddy’s (Donalds)

Started sleeping on stomach

First trip to Grammy & Grandpa’s (Kolumbus’)

Mommy & Daddy’s First Date as Parents (Grammy & Grandpa babysat)

First Crackers

First Fruit from a jar

First tooth!!!

Fed herself by hand for the first time

First sign (“fan”) without prompting

Second tooth appears

First “scooting” crawl for a significant distance

First trip to the beach

6 Month Check-up; 16 lbs, 27 inches

First real crawl

Sat herself up from laying down

Pulled herself up to standing

First concert (Heartland at Jacksonville, FL)

First major fever (104.4)

First time “cruising” (side stepping) on the furniture

First Urinary Tract Infection

First time drinking from a sippy cup

Said first word (“da-da”)!

Highest fever so far (106.8)

Got Roseola

Started clapping and waving

First trip to Italy

First time drinking from a straw
Says “key-ca” (for “kitty cat”) or “ca” (“cat”)

Learned to crawl down a single step

Says “moo” (for “cow”)

Dances to music

Signs “ball”

First step

First Birthday!

First Birthday Party with Halle Konicki

Last day of breastfeeding

Signed first sentence (dog play ball)

First overnight without Mommy (Grammy babysat while Mom & Dad babymooned)

First swimming lesson

Gymnastics Milestones (walked on the balance beam, got air on the trampoline, and did a somersault down the wedge all by herself)

First solo somersault

Put together a nesting puzzle all by herself

Graduated from Swimming Lessons

Spoken Words

At 10 Months

Da-da, hi, moo, cat, dog

At 11 Months

woof, chicken, dada-dada (for quack-quack), mama, uh-oh

At 12 Months

Belle, duck, fish, this, keys, brush, shoes

At 13 Months

Dora, poop, Papa (for Grandpa), toes, Bob (for Spongebob), yes,

nana (for banana), bubble, backpack (from Dora), stinky (about her poop), spoon, brown bear, boo (when playing peek-a-boo), bye-bye, owl

At 14 Months

ball, apple, map (from Dora), balloon, girl, star, egg, Blue (the color and the dog), drop, down, box (for sandbox or mailbox), cookie

At 15 Months

diaper, abre (Spanish for “open”, from Dora), dots, Swiper (from Dora), outside, boy, llama, hop (for bunny), purse, hat, shovel, nite-nite

At 16 Months

Boots (from Dora), bird, bread, Jack (for Jack’s Big Music Show & Jackson), poop, turtle, book, zebra, truck, Lola, home, boobies, bow, hot, pool, Scott, Bobos (from Diego), up, chips, Elmo, Big Bird, Click (from Diego), milk

After 17 months... too many to list

Signed Words

At 10 Months

more, all done, food, fan, light, hi/bye, milk, brush teeth

At 11 Months

ball, bath, thank you, book, dog, bird, Ben, touchdown

At 12 Months

please, hop, play, swing, moose (for “Moose A. Moose”)

At 13 Months

drink, help, bugs, Grammy, monkey, see, water

At 14 Months

baby, flower, gymnastics, soap, music, phone, blanket, love, cold

At 15 Months

vaccuum, hat, purse

At 16 Months

elephant, bike

At 17 Months

swim