What a whirlwind five days it has been. The babies all came home Wednesday afternoon. We got them all home and it was a serious case of where do we start. You see...
We brought Tabitha home Saturday and we had just begun to work out some sort of routine and Wednesday they are all there. We were hoping that we would be bringing them home Friday. We hadn't purchased a van yet. We didn't get those last few items that we were missing. It was on despite all of our lack of preparation.
We got them home and promptly turned them over to the grandparents. We had to buy a van and had already made an appointment with the dealership. We had it picked out and were out of there by 7:00pm. A check in the morning and it is done. We made it back in time for feeding and shortly the babies were full. Still a lot to do though. Bottles, blankets and supplies wouldn't just get up and do themselves.
At 9:30 pm we were done with the 'stuff' and were ready to move the babies to their crib in our bedroom. No big deal because everything had been running smooth. They didn't like that at all! They told us exactly how much they didn't like it and let me tell you if the volume corresponds to their level of how much they don't like something... well they effn hated that crib.
Three babies waling and the dog (who already likes to cry and whimper) crying right along with them. I had two babies in my arms. I sat down and laughed. That was so funny at the moment and it still hilarious. What could I do?
We learned a few things really quickly about having triplets.
1. Math is good - one baby screaming is less than three. In the event one baby is crying while two are sleeping - remove the loud baby quick.
2. Don't screw with the schedule - The hospital had them on a schedule for six weeks. Changing their schedule to better fit our needs is a bad, bad, bad idea.
3. Cheap diapers suck - We were given lots of brands of diapers. We already like a particular type and all these others are just different. If you don't put them on just right you end up with a warm feeling ... all over your chest.
4. There is never enough storage - I put shelving units in two closets this weekend and moved more crap out to my shop. It's still not enough storage.
5. Formula is expensive - we go through a can of powder in just over two days. I will have to get a second job to cover the formula.
6. Aflac is awesome - We spent a lot of money on insurance. The babies and mom had double health insurance coverage. And a simple policy I picked up for about $150.00 a year from Aflac has made the financial side of this transition home a no brainer.
7. I love my babies - I sure hope I get to spend some time with them soon. When I left home at lunch time my honey do list only had two small items on it. I might get to spend more time than just feeding.
8. Stick to the schedule - yeah I know I already said that but it's that important.
It seems like there is a lot to get done but we are working through it one problem at a time. There are so many little things to do like figuring how to put a second car seat base on the back seat of a van that only has hooks for one. One problem at a time.
So many things are going right. As long as we stick to the schedule, the babies pretty much cooperate. I am glad they are home.