Month 1

I have been trying to find time catch this blog up, and finally they are both asleep at the same time so I am going to give it a shot!!!! Presently Graham & Liza (who will be referred to as G & L in the remainder of the blog) are 1 month 3 weeks and 3 days old, but this post is going to cover the first month of their life...what I can remember of it!!! I have thought it over and a monthly post seems doable with some random posts in between! I hope to include pictures and also a little section at the end of each blog to cover the most frequently asked questions, my personal thoughts on motherhood (more like my confessions), and other tidbits on what is going on in the Saas household!!! So here we go!

The first month is nothing but a blur to Chad and I.....as I mentioned in the last post the sleep deprivation is unimaginable and no matter what you think you are prepared for, simply you are not prepared at all! The first month was spent doing the basics eating, sleeping (babies, not parents), pooping, peeing, changing, and bathing then REPEATING! For me, my main focus was feeding G & L, breastfeeding is TOUGH, don't let anyone tell you any different. But, it is doable even with twins!!! Liza was a little more sluggish than Graham and didn't gain weight as quickly which was a little concerning, but by week 4, all three of us got the hang of it and life was much better at week 4 than week 1.

G & L's first month brought about a few of the many firsts that they will experience this first year!

Their first game! WVU men's basketball's appearance in the Final
Four for the first time in 50+ years and their 2 newest fans were ready to cheer them on complete with their "Huggy Bears"


Their first Easter!




Lots of crying took place during the first month!!!! First pic is Graham, Second Liza!

They also did a lot of growing their first month! I don't have pictures of their trip to the doctor (it is a bit chaotic when we are there) but at their 1 month appointment Graham weighed 9 lbs 8 oz (birth wt was 6lbs3oz) and Liza was 7lbs 15 oz(birth weight 5lbs 3oz), I am a bad mom and didn't record nor do I remember their lengths : (

Now for my favorite part of the blog just a list of random thoughts that I have had during the first month!

I'll start with frequently asked questions by friends, family members and strangers!

Are they identical? No they have different plumbing! (I don't really respond this way)

Is having two babies harder than one? Don't know we've never had just one baby!!!

Are they twins? Ummmm yeah, I don't think it is humanely possible to have babies that close in age...(again not my real response)

Now some random thoughts
Both Chad and I talk to G & L like they are adults and like they understand what we say here is a few examples:

Graham is a little more high maintenance than Liza! He and I have "talks" all the time! I tell him that he must not of got the memo that he is a twin and is expected to have a little more patience than the average baby!

Chad has "talks" with them both when they are crying or fussing and tells them that he is "disappointed in their behavior" or that "their behavior is unacceptable"

My newest accessory is baby spit, my kids can spit up with the best of them!

I am pretty certain that my son thinks he is a dog and needs to mark his territory by peeing on everything, when you take his diaper off...take cover! He has peed on me, Chad, the wall, the head board of our bed..you name it he has peed on it!

In time your body does adjust to its new sleep pattern or lack there of!

A few confessions: I have done things that are no-nos...for instance the first few weeks they slept on bobby pillows. I have left them laying on the bed or changing table unattended to run to get what ever supply I am missing. I am sure their are more I just don't remember, but the point is they survived!

Finally here is a pic of their one month birthday!!!!


Well there you have it month one complete and we all lived to tell about it!!!

The BIG day!!!

Well this post is a LONG time coming....I have been a tad bit busy over the past month, but wanted desperately to get back to blogging!!! So here is the story!

The last time I posted I was 36 weeks and waiting for something, anything to happen! I had been so fixated on getting to 36 weeks that I thought once I got there I would magically go into labor...didn't happen!

At 36 weeks and 6 days I woke up early not feeling well, went into the doctor and my blood pressure was elevated which bought me and overnight stay in the hospital, all testing was normal and we returned home with a plan of delivering at 38 weeks!

On Saturday 3/27 I attended one of my best friend's bridal shower and then watched with great excitement as the WVU Men's Basketball Team beat Kentucky advancing to them to the final four!!! On the way home from watching the game I started feeling stronger contractions than I had felt previously, and didn't sleep particularly well that night! Things stayed the same the next morning, I was uncomfortable, but not what I imagined labor to feel like, and again I didn't feel well! After some coaxing from my nurse friends on L & D we made the trek to the hospital! My BP again was high, my cervix was 2 cm and very high, my doctor was there and he and I made the decision that it was time to meet these two! We decided to deliver via C-Section as my blood pressure was high and it appeared that inducing labor may take to long!!!

Soooo.... on March 28, 2010 at 12:13pm Graham Thomas Saas was born and one minute later at 12:14 Liza Dare Saas was here!!! Graham weighed in at 6lbs 2oz and Liza at 5lbs 3oz, both healthy and beautiful!!!

Here are some random thoughts that I have regarding pregnancy, delivery, and going from a husband/wife family to the parents of two newborns:

First I am so proud of myself for carrying twins to term with little to no complications....in the beginning I didn't think it was possible!

I was scared to death of surgery, I had never had an IV as an adult...neither were as bad as I imagined!

I had the best team taking care of me!!! Everyone one from Dr. Shon Rowan and the nurses (all of which I am lucky enough to also call my friends), to the anesthesia team, and surgical techs....were the absolute best!

As with anyone who becomes a Mom for the first time I often wonder what I did with all of my time before!

I'm not to proud to admit that there was a part of me the grieved for my previous simple life and also would look at my two beautiful babies and think to myself if there was only ONE things might be a little easier...not that I would give one or both back...just both thoughts that have crossed my mind at one point or another!

Multitasking has taken on a whole new meaning...I can hold two babies at once, I can feed two babies at once, I can feed one baby while changing the other! I'm talented!!!

Not that I didn't before but I truly believe now that God only gives you what you can handle and not an ounce more...there have been multiple times that I have thought to myself I can't take another second of crying and magically the babies have stopped!



Chad is AWESOME!!! An awesome husband and and even better DAD! (He stood and watched the whole surgery)

Being a patient in general is tough, I don't really ever want to experience that again! I would much rather be taking care of patients then being one!

No matter how much you think you know your life is going to change when you become a mom.....you really have NO CLUE! Especially when it involves becoming a mom twice over in a matter of minutes!

The Baby Blues are REAL....I cried at the drop of a hat in those first few weeks!!! And I still have my moments!

Breastfeeding is hard...matter of fact I think it is the hardest thing I have ever done...but I guess anything worth doing isn't easy!

Sleep is overrated...really it isn't I'm just telling myself that!

We have awesome family and friends...they have made sure we were fed and had rest or anything else that we may have needed!

I now know unconditional love...not that I don't love Chad unconditionally...loving your children is different!

And now a few pictures (these uploaded in reverse order), first in our carseats going home, with our WVU hats gearing up for the FINAL FOUR, our first family photo, and the last pic (ever) of me pregnant!!!







I will do a post of our first month at home hopefully this week!