Sweet Boy

Drew has such a sweet spirit. Upon entering his room we can feel his love and power. We love our sweet little guy so much and we thank him every day for the powerful influence that he has had on our lives. Yesterday was extremely difficult for Jenn and me. We received the results from fridays head ultra sound and it looks like drew has another intraventricular hemorrhage (brain bleed) now in his right ventricle. Also his little lungs are struggling to consistently oxygenate his body. They are full of fluid and are beginning to tear due to the pressure that they have to apply from his ventilator (breathing machine). Basically his lungs need to heal and mature quickly or the longterm result will not be favorable. We met with the Neonatologist last night and as she explained these complications Jenn and I just tried to hold back the tears. The doctor explained that we are at a point where he will either get better or complications will quickly get worse. She also told us to prepare ourselves to let little Drew go if he starts to rapidly regress. After the conversation with the doctor, our sweet nurse decided to lift the top off of Drews isolette so that Jenn and I could kiss and talk to our wonderful boy. We spent a long time with him last night talking and singing to him. His tiny hands reached for ours and he would squeeze our fingers! Then today when we went to see him he looked really good! He still has a lot of fluid in his lungs but his oxygen levels have improved and his heart rate and blood pressure look really good as well. They say that his status will remain day to day, but we are enjoying every second that we get to spend with Drew. We love him so much and he has already changed our lives forever, we know that God is ultimately in control of Drews outcome and we trust that our Heavenly Father will do what is best for Drew and our family. We are so grateful for Drews sweet spirit and the precious lessons he has taught us. He will always be our sweet Boy.