After Layton received 5 hours of IV hydration his creatine was down to .5, this is a good sign.  When we left the hospital at about 7:30 (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 or so.  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 clinic on Monday and expect to have to up his daily intake of fluids, at least temporarily.

Today, after a whole week in the hospital, we decided to just hang around the Ronald McDonald House in the morning.  After Lee and Layton took a nap and I caught up on laundry, we decided to go for a really nice walk around the Stanford Campus.  I can' wait to get out and explore more - it's a very beautiful place and lots of places to walk.

We have been meeting many families in the Ronald McDonald House.  There are so many sick, sick kids and it makes me very sad.  I can see the pain in their parents' 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 them and I keep them in our prayers.