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First 5 weeks
Throughout my first two weeks of prenatal growth I multiplied into 100 cells that separate into what will become the placenta and the embryo. My third week starts my embryonic period, and by my fourth week my head began to form; with my eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Along with a minuscule blood vessel that will later become my heart. By my fifth week little buds start to form that will eventually become my legs and arms. In my eighth week I am now 1 inch long. -
3 months
During my third month, ninth week, my parents find out that they are having a girl. They also find out that I am having a twin brother as well. We are both around 3 ounces each and both are about 3 inches long. -
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4th, 5th, and 6th Months
For the duration of my fourth, fifth and sixth months my heart beat is growing stronger, my digestive and excretory systems are developing, and my finger and toenails start to develop. -
7th month
I’ve hit my seventh month! Which means living outside of my mommy is possible if I decide to come out now. But I think I’ll stay inside and let my lungs and heart grow stronger. -
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Last Trimester!
In my last trimester I am gaining a bond with my mommy. I am aware of her sounds, diet, and behavior. I can hear my mommy’s heartbeat and voice. But when she gets scared or restless my heart beats faster and I want to move around a lot more, which isn’t very easy with my brother in here with me -
BORN!
My twin brother and I are born!
Mommy had to have a C-section because I didn’t want to come out. -
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First 2 Days
In my first two days of life I am learning new behaviors and reflexes. I’m also listening very carefully to my parents’ voices and studying their faces’. And I can already communicate with some facial expressions and crying. -
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The First Two Years: Biosocial Development
Everyday I am growing taller wider, and my head is getting bigger. I’m also starting to stay awake longer than before.
My brain is also getting bigger in my head, the parts of my cortex devoted to my senses and motor skills mature.
Hearing is my most mature sense right now. My eye sight wasn’t so good when I was first born, but is greatly improving very fast each day.
At 6 months I am able to sit up on my own.
And at a year I am able to walk! By two I am running all around making m -
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The First Two Years: Cognitive Development
At 6 months I begin to babble, I am starting to understand things that my parents’ are saying.
1 years old I am able to speak my first word.
I become a chatter box. -
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The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development
I learn happiness and sadness right off the bat.
Anger becomes apparent to me at 4 months.
Self-recognition becomes apparent at 18 months -
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Early Childhood: Biosocial Development
I’m still gaining weight and getting a lot taller every day. I’m even taller than my brother!
My memory is getting better and I’m coming up with answers a lot faster.
By age 5 my brain is at 90 percent of its goal weight.
I’m 6 years old now, and I don’t get hurt nearly as much as when I was younger. My body has become a lot more accustom to me.
I love coloring and drawing. It’s a lot easier than talking about how I feel. -
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Early Childhood: Cognitive Development
I am learning how to say and write out letters
I learn new words, and how to say and write them out.
I am learning how to read. -
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Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development
My parents teach me how to use the big girl potty.
I’m learning how to control my emotions and self-control.
I start to venture away from my brother and start to play with other girls.
Mommy puts my brother and I in a gymnastics class. -
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Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development
Daddy and Mommy put my brother and I on a soccer team, to keep us healthy by being outside and running around.
We always have a vegetable or fruit with each meal, because mom says it will help us stay healthy. -
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Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development
My parents are very supportive of my brother and me in everything we do. They always encourage us to be our own person, and to be the best that we can be. -
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Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development
My school has reading wars between classes. So whenever we go to the library each week I always check out at least 2 books to read to help our class try to win. Our parents have to sign a paper saying that I actually read them, otherwise kids cheat.
We started doing math timed tests in class. First adding, then subtracting. Then the following year multiplying and dividing. I was one of the top kids in the class with the lowest times. -
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Adolescense: Biosocial Development
I was in middle school when I hit puberty, I don’t remember exactly what age but I was grateful I was at home when it happened. Unfortunately I was the first of my friends so it was kind of embarrassing. -
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Adolesence: Cognitive Development
I started high school at age 14. Unfortunately my friends and I kind of went in different directions because of maturity levels. -
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Adolesence: Psychosocial Development
Unlike most kids I knew who I was after the first week of high school. I didn’t care what people thought, I was not going to do things such as underage drink or try drugs to get people to like me. -
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Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial
At 19 I took a chance and moved across the country to live with my Aunt. I needed out of a bad relationship, and I needed a fresh start. Plus I hate cold weather and had always wanted to move to Texas. It was exactly the thing I needed to get myself and my life back on track. -
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Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development
Although at 18 I did not know what I wanted to do with my life, I still attended college in a quest to hopefully find out what my path in life was. In those 3 years I have changed colleges and my major twice, but I think I have finally found my path. -
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Emergng Adulthood:Psychosocial Development
At 21 and am single I still have hope to find that one guy for me. But for the time being I have amazing friends of both genders that are there for me to lean on when need be, to laugh and talk with. -
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Adulthodd: Biosocial Development
I hope to have my first child by 27 and am hoping for a boy to name Gage. I just hope my future husband/son’s father is okay with the name! Haha! -
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Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
At age 40 I’m hoping all my close friends and family help me through getting over the hill! -
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Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development
By age 68 I will have had to have several more procedures on my back. My rotated pelvis got a lot worse once I had kids and my back can’t take the pain. -
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Late Adulthood:Cognitive Development
Thanks to my grandma and mom my arthritis in my body will get very bad by age 81. My husband whose parents gave him amazing genes will have to take care of me, and my children and grandchildren will have to when he can not. -
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Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
I will die at age 86, my body will slowly start to shut down and eventually I will take my last breath and die in my sleep. I will be cremated and my family will spread my ashes at sunset in the Gulf off of South Padre Island, TX.