Yikes Swollen Baby!

Ellis is doing pretty well. His drain has come out so we just need his larger incision to heal. His incision swelled pretty bad after the drain fell out and still seems to be pretty swollen almost a week later. We have been conversing with Dr. K about the possible causes for this. He is thinking that it may be a weakening in the muscle wall where they had to spread it apart to get to the kidney area. Sort of like a hernia. We are not sure if this will resolve on it its own. Hope so! He is nursing a little better but still is unable to drink from a bottle. We have been seeing a speech therapist to work on his oral motor coordination but it doesn't seem to be helping thus far. Today we tried cup feeding. He seemed to take the milk okay this way but it would take a REALLY long time to get 2-3oz down this way! His pediatrician thinks we need to see an oral motor specialist. We wanted to get through the sx first but I think Rick and I are ready to see what they can do. Other than that he is really starting to smile and laugh. So cute!
-C