October 2nd started out as a typical day for us in McCall. Tim played with Creighton for a while before he went to work. Creighton and I walked Bailey down to the lake to play catch at the beach. But at 12:30 Tim called us and said he received a fire call and was headed to somewhere in the Utah desert and wouldn't be home tonight...so Creighton, Bailey and I packed up and headed down to Boise. We had just got back home and the phone rang at 5:49pm and surprisingly it was Tim. He sounded calm and collected, as always...he was life flighted from the fire to the hospital in Salt Lake City because he broke his hip...he was waiting to see the doctor. Apparently the wind shifted 180 degrees and he was not able to roll on the landing (a co-worker described the ground as harder then concrete)
So the next morning Creighton and I boarded a Southwest flight to Salt Lake City and arrived shortly after his surgery (he had 3 screws put in the top area of his femur). When we arrived Tim looked good and said he felt better than before surgery...so that was a relief to know he was slightly more comfortable.
As always Creighton loved every minute of the adventure. He would play on the couch in the hospital room all day long. We were able to come home on Tuesday Oct 5th. Thanks to the Forest Service we were able to come home on a private jet (to make the trip easier on Tim). It was high class, just the three of us and the pilots. So Creighton had his first private jet ride before he was 6 months old (pretty cool).
We spent the rest of the month at home in Boise.
Tim had a follow up appointment two weeks after the surgery and the doctor said it looks good but Tim can't walk for 12 weeks to make sure it heals (he will have to have a hip replacement if he doesn't take the time now to let it heal).
So we are taking it easy and really enjoying the family time together! Tim purchased a banjo and starts lessons in November. We did venture out of the house one Sunday afternoon to Auntie Penny's house for a Thanksgiving dinner with the family and cousin Josh (just completed the rigorous 13 weeks of Marine training).
This month Creighton got his two bottom front teeth.
And in addition to his rice cereal and oatmeal, Creighton has enjoyed carrots, green beans and squash. He seems to enjoy anything that we feed him (which I think is a huge relief).
He is rolling over from back to front and started sitting up with support. He also loves to coo (see video below).
Happy Halloween!
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