Hi, it's me Vin

Well I decided since my mom wasn't keeping up on the blog and letting everyone know what I have been up to (because let's face it I am the only one you guys care about) I would step up to the plate and let you know.

So back in July (forever I know but it must be documented) I got to go to Arizona with my Mom to see my Uncle Jason get married to this cute Stacy girl. I even got a new cousin Camden who kept singing me twinkle twinkle little star, I really like him. I also got to meet most of my Aunts, Uncles, cousins and a few new friends on the trip. OH and did I mention that I did AWESOME on the plane ride!! Mom was so proud. So glad my rad dad bought the ticket and let me and mom go. Here are some pictures of the trip.

(The newly weds, my head petting (new) cousin, and naked me)

(two of my Crockett cousins, Me, Cooper, Jett) (My Great Grandpa DeWitt)

(taking my first dip in a pool, the ocean was old news) (My moms friends and their kids)

After we got back from Arizona my Grandma Margo and Papa Russ came to visit. We went on one of our first hikes together, hung out on the beach, went to Pearl Harbor and, I took my first SINK bath (I usually shower) . Grandma always knew just how to calm me down too. I miss having them around.

(hiking Sacred Falls, a family favorite)

(Pearl Harbor)

(My first and last sink bath but I sure did love it)

(Hanging out on the beach with Grandma)

Then in September we headed to the Big Island thanks to these two---

(Grandma Gwen and Grandpa Jim, (this is when we met in the hospital))

(A look out on the Big Island and my dad and I at the volcano)

(This is when Mom and Dad left me behind for 6 HOURS and did the zip-line! I was not happy with them.)

(Me looking very GQ, I'm not sure what those things on my feet are though)

(Getting love from the parents on our hotel balcony)

It was a good trip but our island is way better!!

These next pictures were taken when I was 3 1/2 weeks old! I just thought they were pretty awesome of me so I wanted to share them. Don't be jealous of my awesome bod!

That is the end for now. My mom said she was going to try hard to catch up in the next little while.....we'll see about that. I might have to take over permanently.

Happy Halloween!!

HELLO! How are you? I know it has been awhile and I have so many things to write about (e.g. Vin's blessing, our trip home to Arizona and the Big Island and so much more)!! For now though I just wanted you know we are alive and well.

AND we wanted to wish you a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! HeHe! (<---Mario laugh)

I know you are thinking Jonathan is pretty dedicated to grow out the stash for Halloween BUT...it wasn't for Halloween he has worn it like that everyday for the past two months. Lucky me.

The Girls (+ Vin)

Shout out to my awesome friend Kim (in the red dress) who made the hat for our costume, also to Chandra (in the white) who provided my dress, and Luigi's overalls! Thanks guys for making all my Halloween dreams come true!
The Boys

We also went on the Haunted Lagoon that they have at the PCC every year. Vin loved it (well except the screaming girls behind us) I was scared.

Close-up of the stash because I know you wanted it!

We liked it so much we are thinking we might put one on him everyday! (By we I mean Jonathan)

For My Mom

More Posting to come soon! My Mom just wanted her picture to not be the first one anymore!

Grammy and Grandpa Come to Visit

I am very lucky and I will tell you why, I am blessed to have these two amazing people in my life...

They came to see their new grandson and to help me out "a little" however that little turned in to A LOT!! The day after they arrived we were informed that we could move from our studio into a one bedroom and we had four days to do so and had to start immediately. We had not packed a thing. We had not cleaned a thing. We had not organized anything since Vin arrived. So with Jonathan working everyday and my parents being sympathetic to my pathetic state pretty much moved us. And when I say pretty much I mean they did it all! I was there to be bossy as I sat feeding Vin but that was about it. I am sure we could not have done it without them. It was definitely a blessing they were here (at least it was for us but it probably wasn't for them). Oh and did I mention that our one bedroom was on the second story. . .

Although much of the time was spent moving we did fit in a few other activities though. We hit up Hukilau Cafe one morning, we went shopping (thanks for the new purchases you gave us), of course we went snorkeling, and also just hung at the beach.

(love this picture!!)

(grandpa was on a very important business call but was still willing to smile and pose for a picture! Me and my mom were laughing so hard at this!)

And OF COURSE Vin got spoiled with tons of Grammy and Grandpa time! Oh boy did he LOVE them! He (we) sure does miss them!

Lots of kisses were given too!!

Love you Mom an Dad! Thanks again for everything I am so lucky (like I said before) to have you as parents!! Looking forward to seeing your wonderful faces again!

"My Buddy and Me"

So I didn't buy anything for Jonathan for Father's Day. I know I am a horrible wife. Instead I cut off the end of one of his ties to make a matching one for Vin.


Jonathan LOVED it! Thank goodness! It was a gamble that paid off in the end.

Happy Fathers Day!

Dear Dad,

Even though you have only been my dad for a few weeks now I already think you are great!! We do such fun things together! For example. . . .

We swim in the ocean together

We sit around and shoot the breeze together

We take naps together

We hang out shirtless to show off our muscles


We go to the temple grounds together
(and let mom come too)

(photo taken by Autumn Hinton)

And when I fall asleep in your arms. . . .

you put shells on my face
(which is totally awesome)!

We are the best of buddies!!
And we even dress alike to prove it!

Yep we are pretty cool!
(Vin outfit from Aunt Carolyn- Jonathan was so excited he had one to match!!)

So because I love you and think you are so cool I decided to make a video to tell you just that! Plus I didn't cry in the video which is very Impressive if you ask me! Actually I made two--just to show off.

Father's Day Video Take 1

Father's Day Video Take 2



Just a quick shout out to my Dad--

Dad I love you so much and I am blessed to have you in my life. I don't think Dads come any better than you! Thank you for everything you do for me!
Love you and so does Vin!!

*Post still to come about my parents recent visit. Stay tuned.

Vin Everett Crockett

May 28th, 2011
4:05am
8 pounds 7.2 ounces
21.5 inches

We are very pleased with this little addition to our family. He might look nice and peaceful now but his arrival wasn't quite as pleasant. I'm not experienced in blogging so I'll probably keep the details to a minimum but here is how it all went down for those of you that might be interested:

Jill and I, together, (as we virtually always did) went to her scheduled doctor appointment on Friday. At her appointment they determined that she was dilated to about 5cm and her cervix was 90% effaced. Since we live on the other side of the island they asked us if we wanted to go home and wait for Junior to come out or if we wanted to head over to the birthing center to have our baby immediately. This was music to Jill's ears since she had been trying to force the baby out for the last couple of weeks. We also had been nervous about getting to the hospital in time once she went into labor. So we made the easy decision to walk on over and get the process underway.
They emitted her at about noon on Friday. There were plenty of other women that decided to steal her thunder and give birth on the same day so there were no available birthing rooms so we were forced to wait in a labor room for the first four hours or so.
At 4:30pm they were able to transfer us over to a birthing room. At that point she was dilated to about 6cm and was having contractions every 4-5 minutes. The amazing thing to me was that Jill didn't consider herself "in labor" at that point. So if we had gone home who knows at what point she would have decided that she was "in labor" and started to make our way back to the hospital.
The doctor came in at ten after five and broke Jill's water to boost the labor process along for her. At that point things began to speed up a bit but not as fast as I anticipated things going. I thought that we'd be blessed with Junior's entrance 10-15 minutes after the water breaking. It turns out you still have to wait to begin pushing and then once you do they say the average "pushing process" takes 1-3 hours. So we decided to sit back and enjoy the soothing voice of Vin Scully while he announced the game between the Dodgers and Marlins (Vin is a name that Jill and I both love and it may or may not have made the cut down to the final three). For all of you that might be interested, as I'm sure most are, the Dodgers won 3-2 on a walk off single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Jame s Loney and Andre Either (my favorite Dodger) also hit solo homers during this one (Homer is on the top 5 list for names that I want to name Junior but Jill hates it).
By 9:30 Jill was dilated to 8cm and not really enjoying the pain that accompanied the contractions so she decided to experience the joys that accompany the world of an epidural. I have a tremendous fear of needles especially around my spine so I'm not sure I could have made the decision that she did. However, I guess when the pain is so great that you'd do anything to alleviate it putting a needle into your spine falls under the category of anything. The anesthesiologist was far from gentle during the process but he got the job done so no complaints from us.
Just before 11:00pm they decided that Jill was dilated to 10cm and it was a good idea to begin pushing. As a naive first time father; I anticipated holding my son minutes after the pushing began. I'm sure Jill would have been OK if that would have been the case. As it tuned out he required a little more pushing than just a few moments worth.
Around 1:00 (two hours of pushing) they decided to give Jill some Pitocin to give her more regular and intense contractions. At this time I was able to see about a silver dollar sized section of Junior's head. For the next couple hours it didn't seem to matter how hard Jill pushed or from what position, there didn't seem to be much progress made.
Just before 4:00 (so about 5 hours of pushing) they decided that it was time to try vacuuming him out or go ahead with a c-section. We weren't big fans of the c-section idea so we decided to go ahead with the vacuuming procedure. They said that they would try with the vacuum for three contractions but if he didn't come they would proceed with the c-section. The doctor assured me that they don't actually pull the baby with the vacuum but they use the vacuum to keep him from sliding back up the birth canal losing the progress that Jill was making with all of her pushing. Let me just say they most definitely were pulling with the vacuum. In fact I doubt that she has ever pulled so hard on anything as she was pulling in her attempt to get Junior to make his much anticipated entrance. It actually reminded me of the time that Jill and I were asked to speak in church. Her reaction to the invitation was eerily similar to the fight that Junior put up while Jill was pushing. I've never experienced a vacuuming before but it was a very anxious/nervous time. I honestly thought that it might pop the poor kids head right off of his shoulders. I actually almost yelled out asking them to stop and proceed with the c-section instead. On the third contraction the doctor pulled so hard that the vacuum actually did disconnect from the head. As you might imagine it did quite a number on the little guy's head. Luckily the doctor decided to give Jill one more crack at pushing without the vacuum before they resorted to the c-section. During the final contraction the doctor decided to perform an episiotomy and Junior popped right out. It makes me wonder why they didn't decide to go the episiotomy route a few hours earlier and before they tried the vacuum. As if that wasn't enough he also had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. The doctor did a good job of quickly cutting the cord and taking care of everything else that was going on. Needless to say the baby was much larger than expected. Once he finally broke free and began stretching his limbs around I wasn't sure if Jill had given birth to a boy or an elephant. Either way he was adorable.

4:05am
The little guy had a rough entrance into this world as you might be able to tell by the super sad face that he made once he was out. I wish I would have had a camera on Jill at the same time because I'm pretty sure the face that she was making was identical. In fact I think he might have just been imitating what his Mom was doing once he saw her. You can see the damage that was done to his poor little head by the failed vacuum attempts. We obviously hope that he makes a full and complete recovery. He has had a rough day today (Day 2) but I'm guessing that most babies go through some of that a day or two after birth. I'd be surprised if his head isn't causing him a great deal of discomfort.

He weighed in at 8 pounds 7.2 ounces and 21.5 inches long, much larger than what the doctors and nurses were predicting.



The first video of Junior.



Day 2

This truly was the greatest and most amazing experience that I have ever been a part of. I love these two people more than words can express.