Cruise control off

Yesterday Pierson was too tired for his 11 feeding, so I just got to hold him for awhile. I went back at 5 and he had a bath and loved it. He did some great practice nursing and had a few good gulps of milk. I got a call that night from his nurse that after I left he had some breathing problems and they were having trouble getting his oxygen level back up to normal range. So they called the doctor and he came in and Pierson got a chest x-ray, blood test taken again,  had the nasal cannula put back in his nose, an iv in his leg and they started antibiotics. It looks as though he has pneumonia and they are checking for other kinds of infections. Poor baby! Patsy went with me last night about 10 after the call to check on him. He was breathing really fast and very labored. About an hour later when we left, his breathing had slowed down and he looked more relaxed in his sleep. It's just crazy that you go along, and start to feel like things are going well and that there is not much to worry about when something like this slams into you. Maybe I was just so ready for some time that we could say "all is well" -nothing to worry about. But I have discovered you can't do that with a baby in NICU. I am grateful for the last 3 1/2 weeks that have been more low key. Please keep Pierson in your prayers! Thank you!