50 Things About Me

1. Lara D Bell is my full married name
2. My parents planned to name me Jessica but when I was born they chose Lara
3. My name comes from an ancestor 
4. I was born in Tacoma, Washington
5. My hometown is Ogden, Utah
6. I graduated in St. Louis, Missouri
7. I have lived in 6 states
8. Math is my favorite subject in school
9. History was my least favorite subject in school
10. I have three brothers (two older, one younger)
11. Jefferson College was my junior college
12. I got my bachelors at Southeast Missouri State University 
13. My biggest fear is losing a loved one
14. My eye color is hazel
15. The most important thing in my life is my family
16. Orange is my favorite color
17. My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast
18. I love anything flavored with teriyaki
19. I was a cheerleader and loved it!
20. My aspiration is to visit New Zealand
21. I am a morning person more than a night owl
22. When I wear scents, I like fruity scents
23. My favorite child TV show was Kim Possible
24. I like to read in my free time
25. I can touch my tongue to my nose
26. My first job was at Hancock Fabrics
27. The one chore I hate doing is cleaning the toilet
28. My oldest friend is Rhyana
29. My best friend is Hailey
30. I can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than a minute
31. I recently got my birthmark removed from my neck
32. Dancing is my favorite form of exercise
33. We had one pet growing up, a dog named PD
34. I'm not allergic to anything...that I know of...
35. My blood type is A negative
36. I have found my soulmate and married him
37. The greatest injustice in the world is how much teachers make compared to professional entertainment people
38. I am a Leo and born in the year of the Sheep
39. Horseback riding is my favorite outdoor activity
40. I went on 97 first dates with different people before getting married
41. I got married at age 24 and had my first child at 26
42. The worst injury I've ever had was a sprain on my wrist
43. I've taken a year of Karate and half a year of jiu jitsu
44. The first book I remember liking a lot is Ugly series by Scott Westerfeld
45. I hate scary movies but I'll watch anything else
46. My bed time is 10pm and I usually wake up at 4:40am
47. I want to skydive
48. The last book I read was "The Selection" by Kiera Cass
49. I drive a Chevy Impala 2008
50. I've wanted to be a teacher since I was in 5th grade

That was pretty fun! Enough about me, let's talk about Claire and how adorable she is! She has just recently learned how to pull herself forward with her arms in an army crawl style movement. Chris is very proud that she learned his army crawl and it is one step closer to her actually crawling all over the place! She is more curious about everything she can get her hands on and is able to reach a lot of things that I keep putting out of her reach. Going through some of her cloths, we found a few more cute onesies that we get to use while she is still such a little girl.

I try really hard not to compare her to other babies because she is quite small for her age and it is worrying, but I know she is growing and progressing jut the same. Our genes are probably going to make small babies in the future too but since we have no comparison for the first, I can't help but worry. It is basically the first thing anyone says when they see her. Despite being worried, we are still so in love with everything about her and I don't completely mind that she is still such a cute little thing. If it wasn't for worrying, I wouldn't even mention it!

In my training for the half-marathon, I signed up to do a 10K with my sister-in-law and went with Claire on Saturday! I now notice I need to do hills more often when I run outside and get Claire used to being in a stroller for that long! She didn't like it after a while and wasn't happy until she fell asleep. Now were looking forward to next month and then the half-marathon the month after that! It's getting pretty close.