The wait is almost over.

Drew is learning and growing great!! Despite being in the hospital, he's gaining head control and has learned to bat at his toys above him and bring toys to his mouth. He's just starting to grasp for things, especially the tube in his mouth. Luckily he'll be free of that soon.
Surgery is scheduled for 9AM tomorrow, Monday April 27th. If they are able to do a 'primary repair' and connect his esophagus we expect 3-4 hours. If they need to bridge with part of his colon, it will take about 6 hours.
The bowel prep (to empty the colon in case they need it) was started on Wednesday and has been dripping into his intestine at 20 cc's an hour. We were fairly sure by Friday he was refluxing some of it up into his lung. He was starting to cough more, and sleep more again. On Saturday I mentioned this during rounds, and the decision was made to stop the bowel prep.
There had been some signs of infection this week, as his temperature rose and he was sleeping more than normal. His blood count also indicated that his immune system was fighting something, but no infection has been found. Most likely is that he was just struggling with fluid getting into his lung.
Tyler spent the last week in Ferron with Ryan and Grandma and Grandpa Christensen. He's learned about boats now, and enjoyed his time there.
We will report again soon. We have faith in the Lord that surgery will go well. Thank you for all your prayers as well.