I had started to write a post about how our babies are 2 weeks old today, but when we went in at 5:30 this evening we could tell something was up. Derby had a perforated bowel due to necrotizing enterocolitis and needed surgery. It all happened so quickly. He has come out of surgery but we wont know the final results for another 2 weeks. He is stable at this time. We may not be posting for awhile while we deal with all of this.
Please keep the babies in your prayers.
22 responses so far ↓
1 Brent, Michelle and Grant // Nov 8, 2007 at 2:08 am
Hi guys…Glad to hear Derby is stable. We’ll continue to keep both in our thoughts and prayers. Call us if you need anything.
2 Joe & Christiane // Nov 8, 2007 at 7:24 am
Stay strong! Our thoughts are with your family every day!!
3 Dee, Andy, Matt, Andrew, & John // Nov 8, 2007 at 8:01 am
May God bless and protect you and your babies, Hava. We love you. D
4 Tracie and John // Nov 8, 2007 at 9:02 am
We keep praying and are focusing all kinds of positive energy to the tadpoles and the two of you.
We love you all, Tracie and John
5 Lori // Nov 8, 2007 at 9:16 am
I will certainly keep you all in my prayers… Keep the faith, you two!
6 Kay Briolat // Nov 8, 2007 at 10:03 am
Hava Tadd Loen and Derby
Keeping you in our prayers! May God continure to Bless and keep you, may Loen and Derby heal and thrive. Love you all.. Love K
7 Denise Myers // Nov 8, 2007 at 10:07 am
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
love denise
8 Brandy Regan // Nov 8, 2007 at 10:38 am
Thinking of you all. b
9 Jen // Nov 8, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Dear Tadd and Hava, As we have known from the start, Derby is a fighter. He’s saying “Bowel perf-No biggie. I’ve got it licked. Now where is my dinner? Mom-start up the pump!” I’m sending lots of positive thoughts your way and hope you are all able to stay strong. If you feel like you need to call and unload, you’ve got an open ear. As far as this blog goes, you have both done a great job staying positive. If you need to just let go and let us know that life isn’t fair and it is hard and no one understands…please let it rip. We are all here for you and will support you. Lots of love from DC.
10 gail pankratz // Nov 8, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Hava and Tadd, sorry to hear about the bowel problem with Derby. why will it take 2 weeks to determine if surgery was successful? will it take that long for the bowel to heal? your children have still beat the odds so far and seems very strong. I continue to pray for your children to heal and thrive and for you two to have strength and wisdom and blessings from above.
gail
11 Lori from Hawaii // Nov 8, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Sending lots of prayers and positive light from Hawaii. Keep the faith, and hang in there! You guys are awesome. Our thoughts are with you every day.
12 Kim & Christian // Nov 8, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Hava and Tadd,
We can not imagine what you two must be going through. We think of the four of you and pray for you daily. Hopefully we’ll get to see you next week while we’re out there.
Love, Christian & Kim
13 Jon Ludwick // Nov 8, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Just added your family to the Calvary Chapel of Santa Barbara prayer chain! Soon hundreds more will join you in asking for God’s grace on these little ones. May the Lord give you His peace during this time…
14 Michaela, Jimmy, Julian & Josey // Nov 8, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Our thoughts and prayers are with you daily. May God bless you and protect you. Lots of love.
15 Hatchet // Nov 8, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Thinking of you and hoping for speedy healing.
16 Carol Walsh // Nov 9, 2007 at 6:16 am
Dear Tadd, Hava and babes,
I was off work on Thursday and for some reason I could not bring up your site at my house. My daughter-in-law called me, (she reads your blog everyday) she told me that Derby had to have surgery. I felt so upset and she reminded me of our Alex. It was a constant up and down for 33 days. People would say take it one day at a time. They just don’t understand you take it an hour at a time. The NICU is such a complex and emotional roller coaster. Sometimes the ride is smooth and other times it is wicked. You both have truly been strong through this whole ordeal. I pray that God will continue holding both of you up. I have to believe that although there will be some setbacks, the final outcome will be awesome. (A true miracle). Ask God and He will listen…Love, Carol
17 Anne // Nov 9, 2007 at 10:35 am
Words seem to fail when there’s bad news. The good news is they caught it. I hope your little man is coming through it well. Love you guys so much.
18 Holly Maudsley // Nov 9, 2007 at 10:57 am
A mantra of mommyhood is “This too shall pass”. Years from now, this will be a distant memory. It’s all so hard since you haven’t even been able to hold them yet. I’m keeping you in my prayers.
Take Care,
Holly
19 Jill and Jeff Larson // Nov 9, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Tadd and Hava,
We have been checking the website daily and thinking about you all so often. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love, Jill and Jeff Larson
20 Jill Schelke-Terrill // Nov 9, 2007 at 5:44 pm
You are always in my thoughts and prayers. Jill
21 Linda Sabatini // Nov 9, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Hava and Tad, I am keeping Loen and Derby always in my prayers, and also that Jehovah will help you two get though this hard time. I love you, Aunt Linda
22 Wendy in Port Costa // Nov 9, 2007 at 10:52 pm
I send my love and prayers for you both and especially for the precious and beautiful tiny ones.
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