Katie's Timeline

  • I was born.

  • Began to crawl; Could stand with support.

  • First word "Dada"; Fear of strangers; Standing without support.

  • First steps.

  • Began toilet training; Began to run.

  • Self awareness: Feeling pride, shame and embarrassment.

  • Vocabulary: 100-2000 words; Questions: "Whats that?"

  • Vocabulary: 1000-5000 words; Questions: Many "Why?" qeustions.

  • Able to ride my first tricycle.

  • Began skating lessons.

  • Began to feed myself with fork; Able to write most letters.

  • Vocabulary: 3000-10,000 words; Questions: Why? How? When?

  • Able to distinguish gender differences.

  • First dancing lessons

  • First swimming lessons.

  • First visit to the Sleepy Bear Dunes.

  • First day of preschool.

  • Vocabulary: 5000-20,000 words; Questions: "If I were..."

  • Distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

  • Began drawing and painting.

  • Moved from Ann Arbor to Livonia.

  • Began riding a bike with two wheels.

  • Emotions are regulated and controlled.

  • Feeling empathy and antipathy for others.

  • Mastered most basic english vocabulary and grammer.

  • Meet my best friend Laura.

  • More socially aware: Social comparison.

  • First trip to Siesta Key Florida.

  • Acted in first school christmas play.

  • Improvement in social cognition and effortful control.

  • Recieved my first camera: passion for photography.

  • Trip to Disney World.

  • Sensory Memory peeks.

  • First "boyfriend"

  • Painting and drawing lessons.

  • Adopted two kittens that I still have today.

  • First trip to Mexico.

  • Parents divorced.

  • Basketball Team

  • Ran Track

  • Cheerleading squad

  • First day of Highschool

  • Drivers license

  • World Trade Center attacks

  • Photography award from the DIA

  • Internship for fine art at Henery Ford Museum

  • Diagnosed with depression, which was later overcome.

  • Graduated Highschool

  • Volanteer work: Cared for endangered Bengal Tigers

  • Trip to Miami

  • Florida Fishing Trip with Father: Caught a Hammerhead Shark!

  • Moved to Chicago

  • Parent's re-married

  • Met the love of my life.

  • Moved back to Michigan

  • Trip to Nashville: Gibson Custome Shop

  • Trip to AZ, Grand Canyon

  • Started College

  • Made the Dean's List

  • Family trip to Puerto Vallarta

  • Vegas!

  • Road Trip to Califronia

  • Camping in Yellowstone

  • Burningman!

  • Scheduled first Skydive!

  • Vision Acuity can begin to decline

  • Possible Midlife Crisis

  • Menopause

  • Hearing loss may occur

  • Retirement

  • Closer Friendships and family bonds

  • Spend more time in bed with less sleep

  • Senses begin to dull

  • Risk of heart disease or cancer increases

  • Risk for Alzheimer's disease increases

  • terminal decline

  • Death