Noah...

Noah has been quite energetic all day, despite the fact that he has had almost nothing to eat or drink outside of nursing and medicine for almost 24 hours. He had refused all water, rehydration formula, gatorade, chicken soup, agua con arroz, and even his favorites, bread and bananas. The doctor gave us some additional suggestions for getting him to drink yesterday, and said if he didn't take those, he would need IV hydration today (not fun for a baby). So despite Noah's normal behavior, we were still quite down and about ready to give him up to the IV, when just before his nap today he downed half an empanada and several ounces of water. Leave it to Peruvian food to entice our boy back to eating. So we are very hopeful again. I'm going to get his lab results in a minute, and we'll see how he eats and drinks after his nap, and he may be on the mend. We'll keep you updated. He just needs to keep hydrated. Thank you to our medical friends for your advice, and to all of you for your prayers.