Redhead Bread and Bakery

07/14/2026

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View Henry Lucas Komes's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

07/13/2026

Sweet, sweet boy 🤍

After all of our options were exhausted, we made the incredibly difficult decision to withdraw medical care and allow our Henry to pass peacefully in our arms Saturday evening. He was surrounded by love and felt no pain. We are forever changed by this tiny little life. Please keep our family in your hearts and prayers as we navigate this incredible loss.

07/07/2026

Henry has had an overwhelming week.

Last Monday started off dramatic and ended with reintubating for a larger tube. He recovered well and was great through Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Thursday, his CO2 was climbing and he was becoming acidotic. He maxed out the settings on his conventional ventilator so they attempted to switch him to a more gentle ventilator (oscillator) that would help blow off more CO2. He didn’t tolerate the switch and he was stuck on the conventional ventilator with more damaging pressures. He was extremely unstable and crashed multiple times, requiring bagging with manual breaths.

Friday started off okay, but again his CO2 started climbing and the decision was made to reattempt the oscillator. We were informed that if he didn’t tolerate the oscillator or start improving, he was pretty much out of options.

Fortunately, he tolerated the oscillator beautifully (with lots and lots of morphine) and his CO2 and ph corrected. He was given ibuprofen to treat his heart murmur that had started reopening.

On Saturday, the new issue was a high blood pressure and kidney injury. Apparently high blood pressure is never seen in preemies so he had all specialists on deck. It was resolved with some medications and the decision was made to switch from ibuprofen to Tylenol to continue closing the PDA murmur without causing anymore damage to his kidneys.

Right now he’s doing much better. He’s still considered critical, but we’re calling him “critically stable”. He’s on very high settings on the ventilator but we’ve been able to start weaning some of them, so we have a tiny bit of wiggle room if he does start to go downhill again. At this point, his heart murmur needs to be closed in order for him to improve. It’ll be rechecked on Friday. Since he’s not stable enough to be transported, he’ll be scheduled for a corrective surgery if the PDA hasn’t closed by then.

As for his lungs, his atelectasis (collapsing) has improved. The chronic lung disease (BPD) and edema is worsening which is why the PDA needs to be closed. But his nurse says that as they grow, undamaged lung tissue and alveoli will grow and improve his lung function.

He’s still so fragile and things are always changing so fast, but we’re so grateful he’s still here after the week he’s had. His team is amazing and he’s truly in the best hands. Please continue thinking about us and praying for Henry’s progress ❤️

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06/29/2026

I want to update everyone on little Henry’s status. Thank you all for rooting for him and thinking of our family ❤️

Henry is officially two weeks old and his gestational age is 25 weeks and 5 days. He’s gained some weight over the last week and he’s now 730 grams. He’s had a pretty good week. He got his first bath and we’ve done lots of skin to skin. He’s been weaned from his humidity since his skin has transitioned to normal baby skin. His eye should be opening any day. And he loves his head rubbed and his hands held. He’ll bust out of his swaddle with any chance he gets.

He does have a pretty significant PDA heart murmur rated a 7/10. This type of heart murmur is expected of preemies, especially babies so small. They’re currently using Tylenol try to close it but it doesn’t usually do much on the first round.

Because the symptoms of his PDA have gotten more severe, the current plan of action is to move on to ibuprofen next. He’ll have an echo done tomorrow to see if there’s been any changes. If the ibuprofen doesn’t work, Henry will likely receive a piccolo, which is basically a little stent placed in his heart to close the hole. It’s very minimally invasive. He has to be 750 grams to qualify.

Once his PDA is closed, a lot of his symptoms should improve. Overall, he’s still doing good. All of this is very standard in a baby born at 23 weeks and his doctors aren’t too concerned.

We’ve really appreciated all of the donations we’ve received through meal train and gofundme. I am back and forth to the hospital every day so knowing the family is being fed and cared for has alleviated a lot of stress! If you’d like to continue to support our family in this way, the links are below.❤️

https://mealtrain.com/wnwz01

https://gofund.me/e9692079f

06/22/2026

Happy one week birthday Henry! 🥳

He’s done really great for such a little guy. I’ve gotten to do skin to skin the past few days which has been great.

He had a blood transfusion a couple days ago which has really stabilized his hemoglobin. He had a cranial ultrasound this morning to check for brain bleeds and it came back normal which is amazing. It’ll be checked again in 3 weeks. He does have a pretty significant PDA heart murmur, but it’s to be expected in a preemie his age. He’s not showing us that he’s bothered by it, so it’s being monitored for now. Right now, his care team is just following his lead and adjusting his ventilator and fluids as he needs. He’s currently up to 6 mL at his feeds and he’s tolerating it really well!

I’ve been home since Friday night and we’re adjusting to splitting time between home and the hospital. We’ve been extremely lucky to have as much support as we do to care for the boys during hospital visits and keep us fed.

Keep praying for our little Henry and keep us in your thoughts. He’s had such an awesome first week but we still have a long road ahead of us! If you’d like to continue to support us through this time, please consider donating to our mealtrain or gofundme, or share this post/links with friends and family. Every little bit helps ❤️

https://mealtrain.com/wnwz01

https://gofund.me/e9692079f

06/17/2026

As much as I’d like to keep my business page focused on bread, so many of you have become more than customers. You are friends and family and we have created a wonderful community here. I want to thank you all for the outpouring of love and support my family has received over the last few days. I also want to give you all an update.

On Friday, we discovered that our third baby boy was trying to make his entrance into the world far too early. It was decided that I would remain in the hospital for as long as possible, with the ultimate goal being 10 more weeks until baby came. We knew this wasn’t likely, but we were hopeful that baby boy would give us some time.

Unfortunately, he had other plans. Henry Lucas was born very early on Monday at just 23 weeks and 5 days gestation. He’s been doing well for a baby his size. There are obviously a lot of concerns with a baby so tiny, but even the two extra days we got to keep him have helped. I am currently recovering and will be sent home at the end of the week. Henry will hopefully have a very lengthy hospital stay ahead of him. He’s in great hands with a highly skilled team of doctors and nurses and a great NICU. This was not our plan and we’ve had to adjust as a family very quickly. We’ve received so much support from our family and friends and we couldn’t be more appreciative.

I’m not sure what baking will look like in the coming months as I balance my toddlers and a NICU preemie. I might welcome the distraction eventually or I might take a lot of time off. Time will tell. I will update as necessary. My family and I ask that you keep us and baby Henry in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you ❤️

06/12/2026

Due to medical complications, all current and future bake days and events have been cancelled. We will update you all when we are ready to get back to balking. Please send all thoughts, prayers, and positive thoughts our way. ❤️

06/11/2026

Who’s ready for opening day at Sandy Oaks?! 🥳

I know my boys are so ready to hang out with the chickens and see the new goats. As a reminder, we will be there this Saturday at 10! Preorders for this weekend have closed so if you missed your chance to order, come say hi!

We will also be starting pickups at Sandy Oaks this weekend. You can pre-order for pickup at Sandy Oaks for Tuesday or Saturday pickups. Please note, due to some scheduling conflicts on our end, Tuesday pickups will begin at 5:15 PM, not at opening (4 PM). When this changes we will make sure to update!

Preorders for next week are already open at the link:

https://app.simply-bread.co/redheadbreadandbakery/

06/10/2026

We rarely eat store bought bread— once you’ve had homemade, it’s hard to go back! But hot dog buns were one of the things I always bought. For some reason, they seemed harder to tackle than burger buns.

I finally got around to testing some out last night and they came out great! I’d love to offer these for Father’s Day weekend but I need your help.

Would you prefer 4 packs or 6 packs? Leave a comment!

06/08/2026

What a weekend! We definitely felt what it means to be a family run business. I baked more than I ever have— so much that I asked my mom and sister to help transport it all to the market. We had all hands on deck for the entire market— four of us answering your questions, slicing loaves, getting you checked out, and wrangling toddlers. A busy day at the market is such a blessing. Thank you all for choosing Redhead Bread! ❤️🥖

Now it’s time to start prepping for our first day at Sandy Oaks— opening day is this Saturday!

https://app.simply-bread.co/redheadbreadandbakery/