After the flurry of activity last night, Ella is resting easy. An X-Ray this morning confirmed that there was no more air in her chest cavity. The only complication is that she’s too strong. The nurses say that they rarely see babies this large (to me she’s small still) in the ICU, and that because they are big and strong, they fight the respirator. Because of this, she’s staying slightly sedated for the time being. I just talked to the doctor and he said that they are optimistically shooting to have the ventilator tube out by tomorrow if all goes well.

 Her respiratory rate is stable in the 50s and 60s (normal is 40s), her oxygen saturation levels are in the high 90s (good) and she’s only requiring 25% oxygen (normal air is 21% O2).