Child development timeline

By studentlogan210

  • First trimester- 2nd month embryo growing

    First trimester- 2nd month embryo growing
    In March of 2002, I reached the second month of my mom's pregnancy and at this point, although my bones were still soft my skeleton was formed with my arms and legs growing.
    picture credit: Kate Marple|Medically reviewed byJudith Venuti, P. D. (n.d.). Fetal development week by Week. BabyCenter. Retrieved September 29, 2021, from https://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/your-baby/fetal-development-week-by-week_10406730.

  • Second trimester-5 months- Starting to kick

    Second trimester-5 months- Starting to kick
    At about 22 weeks into my mom's pregnancy, I began to kick and she could feel it and about 3 weeks later my dad was able to feel my kicks through my mom's stomach.
    Photo: My mom

  • Third Trimester- Preeclampsia-8 months

    Third Trimester- Preeclampsia-8 months
    My mom had Preeclampsia 30 weeks into her pregnancy with me. She was put on bed rest for 5 weeks until she was induced at 35 weeks without an epidural. Making me born 5 weeks premature.
    Photo: My mom

  • Birth to two weeks-quiet time at home

    Birth to two weeks-quiet time at home
    I spent my first two weeks alone at home with my mom and dad. Mostly just getting diaper changes and feeding with my mom every 2 to 3 hours.
    Photo: My mom

  • First babble- Cognitive

    First babble- Cognitive
    I began to babble around 7 months old with my first babble being papa which is what I called my grandpa. Photo Credit: My Mom

  • First playdate- social

    First playdate- social
    According to my parents my first playdate was with a kid when I was about a year old they don't remember the kid or anything like that they were just our neighbors and our parents took turns hosting playdates so the others could go out. Picture credit: https://images.ctfassets.net/9l3tjzgyn9gr/4vBdjUdU7gSRjMVkv0b6yD/737e092fa0127f7c034976566038f973/baby-playdate-ideas-featured.jpg?fm=jpg&fl=progressive&q=50&w=1200

  • First word-Language

    First word-Language
    My first word according to my parents was dad which has always made my mom jealous because my dad wasn't even there when I said it and I said it shortly after my first birthday. Photo credit: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKBLk9OGG81tGa-n77ckdkV27uE3Uz_o_V-g&usqp=CAU

  • First steps-Physical

    First steps-Physical
    I was able to take my first steps at about 13 months old which was "unexpected" by my parents as I was barely able to stand without support before that. Picture credit: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/babys-first-steps-gm545999324-98545751

  • First imaginary friend- creative

    First imaginary friend- creative
    I was about one and a half when I came up with my first imaginary friend who was named goober and he would swing on the swings with me at my daycare when everyone else was picked up because I was always the last kid there.
    Photo credit:https://hbomax-images.warnermediacdn.com/images/GXnJ9_wWT34CgwwEAAADK/tileburnedin?size=640x360&partner=hbomaxcom&host=artist.api.cdn.hbo.com&w=320

  • First major health problem-Physical

    First major health problem-Physical
    I had my first major health problem when I was one year and nine months old when I had to go to the hospital with Pneumonia.
    image credit https://urgentmednetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Warning-signs-of-Pneumonia.Featured.png

  • First sport-physical

    First sport-physical
    It was at 2 years old when I started to be able to play sports with my dad and I even had a mini basketball hoop that I would play with every day. Photo credit:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFGY0SQ3XmKToZkBaQDQVEb6SypfDbTyT3MA&usqp=CAU

  • My first club-social

    My first club-social
    I made my first club with my friends at two years old in my daycare according to my parents it was because we all had crocs for shoes.
    Photo credit

  • Playing in the park-Physical

    Playing in the park-Physical
    As a young kid, all of my free time outside of school was spent at the neighborhood park playing football with my brother and all the neighborhood kids.
    Photo Credit- My grandma

  • First Memory- Cognitive

    First Memory- Cognitive
    For me, the first memory of school that I have is making a project of saying how we are special and making a binder of it and I still remember thinking my drawing of me was accurate for a kid when it certainly wasn't.

  • Conquering my first fear-Cognitive

    Conquering my first fear-Cognitive
    My first ever fear was definitely heights I was always scared of the elevator in buildings and anything to do with heights I would avoid at all costs. At least this was the case until I went ziplining in Jamaica which to this day has still been one of if not the most fun things I've ever done.
    Photo credit- A tour guide in Jamaica.

  • My first Cruise-Social

    My first Cruise-Social
    To me, my first cruise is something I will remember for the rest of my life because of the people I met and how I came out of my shell on that cruise. I was always the shy kid growing up until this cruise where I came out of my shell to meet new people and kids at the kids club as well as it was my first time traveling anywhere major which now traveling is a huge part of my life.
    Photo Credit- A nice cruise ship worker.

  • Physical- Starting baseball

    Physical- Starting baseball
    I started baseball which was the first sport in which there were winners and losers at the age of ten which made me more competitive than ever. It was also clearly a lot of work with the way that I passed out in this picture.

  • Cognitive- Building with legos

    Cognitive- Building with legos
    I began to use my legos to create forts and use them to "battle" against ones that my brother built in a battle.

  • Language- First time making gingerbread

    Language- First time making gingerbread
    For me I put this under language because it was the first time I had to follow and understand a recipe so I had to learn the appropriate language to use when describing food.

  • Cognitive-Learning music

    Cognitive-Learning music
    I joined the band when I was 10 years old and started to learn how to play music and how to read it.

  • Emotional development-First Pet

    Emotional development-First Pet
    This was when I got my first pet that was my own responsibility and my responsibility only so taking care of this frog from when it was a baby until it died of old age after 4 years.

  • Physical Development-First tattoo

    Physical Development-First tattoo
    This is my first tattoo and also the first permanent change I've made to my body it doesn't symbolize anything but I thought it looked cool so I got it done not only is this a physical change but also cognitive because it was the first decision I made as an adult.

  • Cognitive development-Graduation

    Cognitive development-Graduation
    This was the year I graduated from high school. This was one of the moments where although I didn't change in my brain necessarily it was one of those moments that is a major milestone in life.

  • Social development- First time volunteering

    Social development- First time volunteering
    This was my first time volunteering with it being needed for my scholarship but it was also one of the few times I've felt connected to my community.