We would greatly appreciate your prayers for our little Drew. Yesterday he started on a downhill slide and we are still awaiting some answers as to what is going on.

His bilirubin was way down yesterday, so they took him off of the phototherapy. But he had some spitting up episodes that have caused slowed heart rate and breathing (both of which are common for preemies). Yesterday as we held him, we could tell he wasn't feeling well. He was crying a lot (we've never heard him cry so much!) and flailing his arms and legs, obviously uncomfortable. We've gotten used to all the monitors going off, but it was stressful because it was obvious something wasn't right. He was pale, his temperature was higher than normal and his iron level was down.

Last night when we visited, he was pale and listless. A "work-up" had been done on his urine and blood, testing for possible causes of his illness. The white blood cell count came back fine, but the cultures will take a couple of days. They started him on antibiotics to stay ahead of possible infection.

Then around midnight last night, we got a phone call asking for consent to do a blood transfusion. I couldn't believe he was that bad off. We woke up again around 3am and called the hospital to see how he was doing. He had received the blood transfusion, his temp was down and he had pinked up some.

This morning we are at the hospital awaiting the doctors' rounds. We want some more info (if they have it) as to what they think is going on. It is stressful to be at his bedside and see him so uncomfortable. I wish there was something more that I could do. Holding him yesterday, I started realizing what it's like to be a mom. He is not in my hands, he is in God's. And this is just the very first of many more years of mothering moments like these!

We appreciate your prayers so much and will keep you updated as we find out more.