More Snuggles

Lynnea and I spent several hours today snuggling, which was very nice. Last night she had a pretty rough time breathing on her own, and I was actually a bit surprised this morning that they had not gone ahead and put her back on the ventilator. She still looked like she was really struggling this morning, but she improved after I held her in the rocking chair all morning. Snuggling makes her happy (which means she's calm and therefore has an easier time breathing), plus sitting semi-upright helps her clear her lungs, which also helps her breathe better. So, for now she is still off the ventilator, and doing OK. Her oxygen support has increased a bit though -- now she's on 8 liters of flow, and 30% oxygen. We'll take things one day at a time and hope that she improves rather than getting worse. For now they are still holding off on weaning her sedatives in order to give her the best possible chance to continue to breathe on her own.