I don't get it

I've noticed an increasing number of people lately are choosing to wait until their child is born to find out the sex. Why is that? What's the draw here? I've heard some people say they like surprises, well so do I! But I like being surprised at 20 weeks when I go in for my ultrasound and they say either "its a boy" or "its a girl". I think I would go crazy knowing the technician knows what I'm having before I do. I guess it has just never appealed to me at all, so I don't understand the people who choose to be in the dark. In my mind, if the technology is there, why wouldn't I use it? It's just funny to me that so many people are choosing to go back in time and not find out like their parents or grandparents. Though when their parents were having kids, the option to find out the gender wasn't available. So for those of you that have gone with the surprise option, why did you choose to do it that way? What appealed to you about not knowing? I'm really curious why it seems to be "the thing to do" now

America sucks!

America is dumb. Results tonight for the top twelve were ridiculous! I could not believe who made the top and who was sent home! *tears*

He was one of THE BEST guys!! He may have a nasty mullet, but his voice was incredible! Never a bad performance! But now he is gone. =-(

He should have gone home instead! His performance was so unbelievably awful last night that we actually had to plug our ears. I really don't know who voted for him, other than all the ten year old girls who watch the show. I'm not sure I can suffer through another week of him!

She has an incredible voice, and so unique! But now she is gone.

She should be gone instead. She is adorable, yes. And I think she has a cute personality, but since being on stage, she has not had a single solid performance. But since the producers spent so much time telling her cute story and focusing on her family, america is voting for her because they have fallen in love. But Lilly gets screwed because they didn't spend as much time on her "story". (and because she looks like the albino from the princess bride. poor girl.)

He was awesome last night! He may have had some rough spots, but based on last night's performance, he should definitely be in the top 12!

He definitely should not! He sang Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle. Yeah. And he didn't sing it well.

She had some good performances, and some bad. So I'm not surprised to see her gone, but she was still better than her

She has not had one single good performance in this competition. Not sure why people keep voting for her.

Okay, I feel better getting that off my chest. I'm all better now. Moving on...

Daddy's Hat

Snuggles

Every child "expert" talks about the importance of teaching your children to fall asleep on their own. Let them cry a little, and always lay them down groggy, but not asleep. Kalianna does know how to put herself to sleep. Almost every nap time and bedtime she goes to sleep without much of a fight. But every once in awhile she needs a good snuggle. I'll lay her down and she will cry and cry until I hold her and rock with her for a minute. Then she will return to bed just fine. And you know what? That's okay! In fact, I love it when she wants to snuggle with me! I figure I might as well take advantage of it now when she wants to be cuddled and loved, because in a matter of months, she will be running around and it will be hard to catch her long enough to hold her! So the experts might say she's spoiled. Then spoiled she shall be! Because I know and understand my own daughter better than anyone else. I'm her own personal expert, and this expert says don't ever pass up a chance to snuggle with your baby!

11 Months!

ZOOM!~~~ ZOOM!~~~ ZOOM! Oh sorry, that's just time flying by...

Can you believe Kalianna will be a year old in just one month?! Its weird how time moves so quickly, and yet so slowly at the same time. I can't believe how big my baby is getting, yet it seems like she's been with us forever! Kalianna at 11 months loves to explore new things! She is a pro at crawling and is now focusing on having some balance when she's on her feet. She likes to pull herself up and will occasionally walk along something, but I think she still has a little ways to go before she's ready to walk on her own. She loves to make us laugh and has this new fake laugh she does when we start laughing. Its really funny! She loves climbing up things and is a complete daredevil. She is the happiest when she is been thrown up in the air, or running through the parking lot in a shopping cart, or diving off furniture head first. I find myself more tired at the end of every day, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Kalianna is full of personality! She is not boring in the least!

Scary

I had an extremely terrifying moment last night, and I just feel like I need to share it. Or write about it, to get the weight of it off my shoulders. Kalianna woke up at 3:00am, which first of all was very odd. I waited for her to fall back asleep, but she just started crying louder so I went in to check on her. Something didn't feel right when I walked in her room. She was standing up in her crib and the moment I picked her up, she snuggled into me and was quiet. So I started rocking her. She remained quiet, but showed no signs of going back to sleep. She just starred at me with her big eyes and held on tightly. There was something very wrong. I have never had a stronger sense in my life of someone else being in the room. But it was Not a good someone. The longer we sat there rocking, the sicker and darker I felt. There's just no other way to describe it. The thought entered my mind to command the spirit to leave, and almost as soon as it did, I felt paralyzed with fear. I felt like how Joseph Smith describes the first vision and he is overcome by a dark feeling before the father and the son appear to him. I knew I needed the priesthood! So I went in our bedroom and woke up Matt and asked him to offer a prayer. The darkness finally lifted but at this point, Kalianna was completely awake and thought it was time to play. It took forever to get her settled back down, but when she finally did, she slept great and I felt good the rest of the night. I have never experienced anything like that before! It was really weird, and really terrifying at the same time! Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? Matt said "maybe Kalianna is a really choice spirit", but either way I was really, really scared for my little girl! All I know is I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood in my home!! It is a tremendous blessing and protection, and I don't know how I would ever live without it!

The Chicks Have It!

We all have guilty pleasures. Mine is American Idol. On almost every season I have ever watched, I have preferred the boys to the girls. But not this year! There are some good guys this year, but if you have been watching, the girls are killing the guys in the competition! None of the girls completely bombed their first "big stage" performance this last week. But last night, the majority of the guys did pretty poorly. My favorites tend to change as the competition moves forward, but as of this last week's performances, she is my favorite. I just love her voice!