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The Beginnings: I was born
I was born at 5:07 pm, weighing 6 pounds 7 oz -
Biosocial: The First Two Years
I have been crawling for months and just learned how to walk. I am always on the go -
Cognitive: The First Two Years
I love to repeat words that I hear spoken by my parents and two brothers. My favorite words are "mama" and "dada" -
Psychosocial: The First Two Years
I love being around my family. I start to miss my oldest brother as he starts kindergarten and throw a fit when my dad leaves for work -
Psychosocial: Early Childhood
My sister is born. I love the fact that I finally get to be a big sister -
Biosocial: Early Childhood
My dad taught me how to ride a bike and it is my favorite activity -
Cognitive: Early Childhood
I am learning a lot in kindergarten. I am starting to read and write -
Psychosocial: Middle Childhood
I am making lots of new friends in school! I have my first best friend, her name is Kelly -
Cognitive: Middle Childhood
I am in first grade. My favorite thing to do is read, and I made the "accelerated readers" list this year -
Biosocial: Middle Childhood
I am becoming quite the tomboy. I love to play sports with my brothers -
Cognitive: Adolescence
I am now in High School. I am doing very well in all of my classes and am learning lots of new things. I am also making lots of new friends. -
Psychosocial: Adolescence
Started dating my first boyfriend -
Biosocial: Adolescence
My dad starts teaching me how to drive a car -
Biosocial: Emerging Adulthood
Bought my first car and I love being able to drive wherever I want -
Psychosocial: Emerging Adulthood
Moved into my first apartment with my best friend. Realized what it was like to be an "adult" and pay my own bills. I also learned how much freedom I had living in my own place. -
Cognitive: Emerging Adulthood
Started taking my first college class -
Biosocial: Adulthood
I found out I was pregnant. I had to change my lifestyle habits, including eating healthy, quitting smoking, and making sure I was providing the proper nutrients for my baby to be healthy -
Psychosocial: Adulthood
I got engaged -
Psychosocial: Adulthood
After 19 hours of labor and an emergency c-section, my baby girl was born at 11:02am. She weighed 8 lbs, 3 oz, and was 20.25 inches long. This was the happiest moment of my life -
Psychosocial: Adulthood
I lost my best friend to suicide. This continues to be one of the hardest moments of my life. -
Cognitive: Adulthood
After taking a few years off from college, I decided to go back to school and pursue my degree -
Cognitive: Late Adulthood
I believe I will retire from my career this year. If I do decide to retire, I would like to keep my brain sharp and will do so by staying active in my education and making sure I try and learn new things daily -
Psychosocial: Late Adulthood
I will probably have a few grandchildren at this point in my life. I look forward to spending my late years with my children and grandchildren -
Biosocial: Late Adulthood
I believe I will pay the fullest attention to my diet and health at this point in life. I will make great attempts to eat well and excercise regularly. -
Epilogue: Death & Dying
I will be 96 years old this year. This will be my final year of life, according to the "life expectancy calculator".
