First Bath!

Yesterday Drew got his first bath! Before he got wet they took out his nasal prongs and feeding tube, and they also took off all of his monitor leads. We finally got to see our precious little guy without any of the tubes or wires! He looked so cute and his facial expressions had us all laughing. He would squeeze his lips together and his mouth looked like a little cheerio. Drew loved hanging out in the warm water. He was trying hard to smile, it was the cutest thing and he absolutely melted our hearts. Drew did so well trying to breathe on his own, we held the flowing oxygen mask close by his face so that he could inhale the air that had a high concentration of oxygen. He had to work pretty hard to breathe but he did surprisingly well. Bathing him and holding him without the tubes was one of the greatest moments we have had with our son. For the first time we were able to interact with our son without any of the restraints from his life sustaining but restricting tubes. After all of the fun it was time to put the wires back on and put the feeding tube and nasal prongs back in. We weren't there when they put the nasal prongs back in but we heard that he threw a big fit:)Drew has a funny personality and he is not afraid to let you know when he is mad, unfortunately he needs those tubes to live (hopefully not too much longer). Drew is getting so strong and he is a testimony of the power of prayer. Today they were able to place him on straight CPAP. He is no longer requiring the assistance of high pressures and he doesn't need the occasional assisted breaths! We are very grateful to God for his progress. Drew has had wonderfully inspired doctors, nurses and specialists. Thank you to all who have prayed for our son, he is so precious and we love him more than we could ever describe.