A singing rooster once said: "sometimes ups, outnumber the downs."

I don't tend to listen to. roosters all too much, but sometimes that may well be the case.

As of writing this jovie has gone nearly 36 hours on the minimum amount of breathing support. The longest period she has effectively been supporting herself (she is not completely ventilator free, but what she is on is the least support you can have). In that time she has shown just two drops in her breathing, both rectified easily enough. Lots more visitors have been in to see her, Kelly even managed to get chatted up by a bloke with no teeth...

The doctors seem to have lots of tests planned - repeat Mri scan, ultra sound to check her diaphragm, various bloods - all of which seem to be a little on hold as her recent progress has caught them a bit by surprise. More waiting and watching for the next couple of days it would seem.

Jovies medication (the one I can't spell) has been halted as a test to see if it was the cause of her improvement. So far no sign of anymore or less struggle without it. While the biggest problem at least for now seems to be a nasty case of nappy rash (jovie, not Lorna).

Cause for optimism for sure then. The tubes that are currently attached are fitted with a simple nose mask, so no nasty tubes down the throat, which means cuddles for us and a much louder when crying jovie!

Perhaps the rooster was right about the ups. However, its hard not to be cautious at times like these. Two moments of no breathing is still two too many for jovie to be even close to breathing independently. While another question mark has emerged with a rise in her heart rate.

Still lots of questions to be answered. But with the admittance in the intensive ward of a serious car crash victim shaking us all up tonight, I can't help but look at this little girl of ours, and despite still not knowing what is wrong with her (and as cliche as it is) feel happy for the fact that things could be a lot worse.