Most of you have heard by now, our little Bam Bam has gotten himself into one fine pickle.

On Monday, June 9th, we found that Sawyer had climbed himself into the pool without his floaties while we were in the front yard. While we're not sure exactly how long he was in the pool (no more than 5 minutes most likely), doctors are estimating that from the time of our 911 call to the time his little heart started beating again that 32 minutes had passed. So we know we're asking for miracles here, but we've seen a few already.

After being admitted to Loma Linda, where we have had the best nurses and doctors rallying behind us and helping our little guy to heal, Sawyer has had two full cardiac arrests, but was able to fight his way back to us through resuscitation. After those episodes, he's been relatively "stably unstable."

Wednesday was a big day for us all. Sawyer not only stabilized his blood pressure, allowing nurses to take him off of all blood pressure meds, but he was also able to make the transition from the oscillator to the ventilator breathing apparatus. This was a huge step, showing that our little man's lungs are healing nicely. So yay! Everything was looking up. Or so we thought...

Wednesday afternoon he developed a blood clot in his left leg, just below the knee. He was originally on 4 different blood pressure medications that were pushing all of the blood up to his heart, plus had several lines inserted in his left leg. These are most likely the causes of the clot. Needless to say, the lower leg became very swollen, stiff, cold, and mottled. Doctors decided that surgery was necessary to release the pressure, so within the hour, Sawyer was wheeled down to the OR where two incisions were made from knee to ankle on either side of his calf. The operation was successful and we can now hear a strong pulse in the bottom of his left foot. On a side note...doctors should never use the word "amputation" unless 112% necessary.

So it is now Thursday and we are continuing to watch Sawyer improve. We're hoping and praying that he stops giving us more hills to climb as we're still battling the large mountain. Tomorrow we are scheduled for an MRI and MRS of the brain to see what, if any, activity is occurring. The doctor said today that Sawyer's neurologist reported that while there's not much, there is some activity. All we can do is pray at this point that our little fighter continues to battle. If anyone can make it through this, it is Sawyer. All of you who have met him, even for just a short time, know how true this rings.

I will continue to update you all on his progressions. Thank you so much for all of the support, prayers, and love that you have all provided. We are really amazed at just how blessed our little family is.