Susan and John did give David his first bath last night (albeit, a sponge bath), but they washed and shampooed his hair, and while he wasn't crazy about the bath, he loved it when Susan squeezed the washcloth and warm water drizzled down his little head. 
He was started on lasix (sp?) yesterday, which is a diuretic. This is a proactive measure to try to get rid of any fluid that may be in his lungs. The doctor believes that starting him on lasix yesterday is what helped him lower the oxygen again today down to 47, which is excellent. He's also on 55 breaths per minute, which means that the machine guarantees him 55 breaths; anything above that he's breathing on his own, which is awesome.
He was given sodium and iron supplements today in addition to breastmilk. One of the side-effects of the diuretic is that he loses more sodium as he gets rid of excess fluid.
His head circumference was 25.5 cm last night, which is the same as it was last Sunday, almost a week ago. They're going to measure his head again tomorrow (Sunday). If it stays the same, that's good. We definitely don't want to see any swelling! He gets another head ultrasound this coming week.
He's taking 18 ml of breastmilk through a feeding tube every three hours. Susan says, "He's just adorable!"
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