Up and Down

Over the past six weeks Drew has gained one pound! He now weighs two pounds four ounces! He had a wonderful christmas and last week started out looking really good. Drew was stable for most of the week and it looked as though Jenn was going to be able to hold him again, but on Friday Drew started showing some signs of a possible infection. He was becoming a little irritable and some of the blood tests weren't looking very good. He was also having a very difficult time digesting any milk, it would just sit in his stomach and not move through the digestive tract. Yesterday he had some more blood drawn and sent to be tested after which he was placed on antibiotics and his feedings were stopped. The tests usually take about two days for results but so far they have not come back positive with any infections. One possibility for Drew's change in behavior could be that he didn't respond well to the smaller doses of hydrocortisone, so they have increased his doses back to where they were previously. His feedings of milk will continue after they can figure out what the problem is with his digestive system - hopefully soon so that he can grow. Drew's lungs have stayed the same for the past week and we are praying that they will show some significant signs of improvement this week. He is so precious and it breaks our hearts to see him struggle through these challenges. We feel very blessed to have so much support and such wonderful nurses and doctors who all care for our son. We love our precious little guy and hopefully we can hold him this week!