Today Becca’s doing better than yesterday. Her x-ray this morning showed that her lungs were less hazy, and the doctor thinks the Lasix is helping clear the fluid. Aimie, Becca’s day nurse today, said it’s common for preemies to be on and off Lasix till they go home.

The night nurse hopes that Becca may be off the SiPAP and back on the nasal cannula soon, perhaps tomorrow. (I explained the difference between a SiPAP and nasal cannula in a comment yesterday.) Because the SiPAP is forcing about 15 breaths a minute through Becca’s nose, sometimes she’ll swallow some of the air, and it has to be aspirated out of her stomach through the feeding tube between feedings. So if the SiPAP isn’t necessary, it’s nicer for Becca to be on the nasal cannula. She also hates the helmet. This afternoon she was pulling at it, which was really cute — and really sad at the same time.

In other news, we got a box today from Aunt Cindy, who sent Becca, among other things, a Sock Monkey. It’s a little scary, but I like it.