After Layton received five hours of IV hydration, his creatine was down to .5. This is a good sign.  When we left the hospital at about 7:30 pm (we arrived at about 7:30 am - another long day!) Layton looked like the Pillsbury Dough Boy.  He was so full of liquid that he was swollen up all over his body, especially his face.  He was filling another diaper about every half hour.  I suppose I would too if I was getting 5 oz of water intravenously and 3.34 oz of formula pumped into my stomach every hour!  We will be seen in the clinic on Monday and expect to hear we need to up his daily intake of fluids - at least temporarily.

Today we hung around the Ronald McDonald House.  Lee and Layton were able to take a nap and I caught up on laundry.  We also went on a really nice walk around the Stanford Campus.  I can' wait to get out and do more exploring.  This is a very beautiful city with lots of walking trails and beautiful areas to walk.

We have been meeting many families in the Ronald McDonald House.  There are so many seriously sick kids.  It makes me very sad.  I can see the pain in their parent's eyes as they talk about the unknown.  I remember back to when Layton was first born and we did not know if he would make it.  My heart aches for these families and we keep them in our prayers.