Day 20!

Wow...time flies...sort of.

When we went to see Sydney last night, we noticed that she was doing muuuch better on her oxygen saturation. The nurse said the improvement began almost as soon as she started on the diuretic. Feeling better obviously made her more energetic because we arrived just in time to see the nurse re-attaching her feeding and breathing tubes. She had pulled them out for the second time that day. She also has this thing where she must always be clutching something. Her tiny hands are always holding on to something. She loves to pull and hold other people's fingers too. :laugh:

The diuretic made her pee more frequently, so she has lost an ounce since yesterday. That's totally normal and was expected. We're most happy that she's doing better with her breathing because it increases her chances of getting off the vent. When she doesn't have to expend energy to fight infections and deal with the vent, she will gain weight in a more consistent way.

When I spoke to the nurse this morning, she said Sydney had an even better night and had very few breathing episodes. Looks like she just needed to get rid of that excess fluid. Yay!