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Prenatal Development & Birth
I was born at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. I was born at 3:37 a.m. after my mom was in labor for two days. Being a breech baby my mother was forced to have a c-section. I guess from day one I have always been a little stubborn. -
First Two Years; Biosocial Development
Continuing on with the pattern of being stubborn, as an infant I had a very hard time latching on to my mother for feeding. Sucking is supposed to be a relfex for babies, but for me it took a little while to adapt. -
First Two Years; Cognitive Development
For the first two years of my life my parents and I lived in an apartment. Outside the apartment was a pond and it was usually filled with a number of ducks. My dad and I every morning would go to the pond to look at the ducks. So low and behold my first word ever was the word "duck". I had heard my dad repeat to me a number of times, so eventually it just stuck. -
First Two Years; Psychosocial Development
Ever since I was very little I was always a "daddy's girl". I developed a sense of "secure attachement" with my dad because he was always with me. We went to the park together, walked together, danced together, etc. I had no problem having a connection or confidence that my dad would be around. -
Early Childhood: Cognitive Developement
My biggest triumph of my early childhood was learning to tie my shoes. Being able to have shoes with laces was one of the most exciting times of my life at the time. I was easily entertained at that age. -
Early Childhood: Biosocial Development
When living in the apartment my grandpa always loved to come over. One of my favorite games to play with him at the time was catch. I was just getting to that age where I was understanding the concept and was able to start actually holding on to the ball (gross motor skills). Yes the ball was huge so it should have been easy, but I was always very proud. -
Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development
When we moved from the apartment into our new house I couldnt't have been more excited. I didn't have very many friends so this was a big oppotunity for me. Being the new girl in the neighborhood I made my first friend and her name was Tara, We even still stay in contact today:) -
Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development
At the age of 7 I started to lose my first set of teeth. I quickly learned though that my parents were actually the tooth fairy because at this age I was also a very light sleeper. -
Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Developement
Even though I was in my awkward stage of life I gained the confidence to participate in my first team sport. At the age of eight I started playing soccer because I wanted a way to connect better with my peers I was going to school with. -
Middle Childhood: Cognitive Developement
For two years I attended a private school. I was very advanced when it came to my writing skills so this is where the teachers began teaching me how to write cursive. It actually was one of my favorite parts of my school day at that time. -
Adolenscence: Biosocial Development
I first started my period when I was about 14-15 years old. My grandma had just died so I was experiencing a lot of emotional stress at the time which is what led the doctors to think that's why my period started during that healing process. -
Adolescence: Cognitive Development
When I was in middle school I finally was given my first phone on my birthday. My parents finally decided it was time that I had one. That is when my obession came with being on the phone, texting, and searching the internet really began. -
Adolescence: Psychosocial Development
I believe in 2010 was the year that we had the presidential election between Obama and McCain. I was still in middle school but the staff wanted the students to participate and decide who we wanted to win the election. At lunch that day we all voted, and at that point was when I started to find my political indentity. -
Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development
This was the year in high school that I made the varsity soccer team, and really took excersising seriously and mainting my health. -
Emerging Adulthood: Congnitive Development
My first year at schoolcraft college was a little bit of a struggle. Although I did well in my classes this was the year I had to transform my study habits and work harder to earn my grades. I had to advance my thought process and think more critically than in high school. -
Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
I got engaged to my fiance a couple months ago inFrankenmuth! I was so excited and we are getting married this summer :) -
Adulthood: Cognitive Development
I was offered a job as a nurse across the country. The position is in Brazil so I am forcing my family to move across the country. No one in the hospital speaks english so I am forced to expand my knowledge and learn a new language because the opportunity is too great to pass up. -
Adulthood: Biosocial Development
Had our first baby! It is a little boy and we named him Landyn. He was born at 7lbs, 7oz at 3:00 in the afternoon. -
Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
My husband and I are having a hard time getting pregnant now that I am older so we have decided to adopt a child! She is going to be from China and she is 2 weeks old. We couldnt be more excited to bring her home:) -
Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development
As my family and I are getting older we decided to move back to the United States to settle down and get ready for retirement. -
Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development
Our first born son and his wife had their first baby today so now I am offically a grandmother of a beautiful baby girl:) -
Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
My husband and I are at an age now where it is hard for us to live on our own. We just signed the papers on our new place at the senior living facility. -
Epilogue: Cognitive Development
My husband was tragically diagnose with dementia. It is a terrible experience watching him suffer so much. -
Epilogue: Biosocial Development
It the elderly facility I joined a bridge card team. Although it is a lot of fun, I don't feel very well and I know my time is starting to come to an end. -
Epilogue: Psychosocial Development
My husband and I will both pass away together.