The first few days of parenthood went fairly smoothly for (Y/n) and Haxus, their three babies slept most of the time as long as they were nestled up together or resting in a baby sling and their cries weren't annoying like a human baby's, although (Y/n) noticed how hesitant Haxus was to change their diapers. She didn't like doing it all on her own because it was highly unpleasant, the only reason Haxus hadn't done it during those few days was because he was afraid of accidentally hurting one of their newborns seeing as how tiny they were. He promised her that he would eventually help her with the unpleasant task at some point, he just had to get up enough courage to do so. Since (Y/n) was able to get the necessary sleep she needed at night and take naps during the day she was more understanding, it wasn't like he had any experience with newborns. During Farla, Huz and Harlow's first few days of life (Y/n) took plenty of adorable pictures of them and sent a few to the paladins, that way they could see her and Haxus’ children.

One of the unpleasant things (Y/n) didn't realize she'd be dealing with was the discharge and the cramps; the cramping sensation felt kind of like her period cramps and it alarmed her at first, then she looked it up and found out that it was to be expected. Regardless of the less than ideal post pregnancy symptoms she made the best of her situation and rested a lot; the liquid painkiller helped to take away her pain, though. One afternoon about seven days after she gave birth (Y/n) found herself laying on the couch while the triplets were napping in their bassinet; the young woman enjoyed being back in the living room after spending the past six days in the bedroom, the change of scenery put her in a better mood. Earlier that day (Y/n) noticed how Farla and Huz kept trying to open their eyes, she and Haxus knew it wouldn't be long before they did since it had been a week since they'd been born. Haxus sat next to her on the couch, allowing her to rest her body against his body until they heard their three children wake up, hearing three different mewls coming from the bassinet.

“Haxus, can you bring them to the couch? I think they want to be held.” (Y/n) requested when she sat up and leaned back; she hadn't quite figured out how to distinguish what each sound their babies made meant yet, but she would eventually figure it out.

“Of course, darling.” Haxus replied when he stood up, giving her the burp cloth that had previously been laying on the coffee table in case one or all of their little ones were hungry.

(Y/n) adjusted her position on the couch a little so she could be a little more comfortable, she was glad that there were still plenty of pillows for her to rest her arms on in case she needed to breastfeed; holding two babies at the same time wasn't easy, the pillows helped her keep her arms up in the right position. Taking care of three newborns was easier than she thought, although parenthood would be harder when Farla, Huz and Harlow were a little older because they might inherit Haxus’ snarkiness and mischievousness. Farla, Huz and Harlow were only newborns and they barely had personalities, and yet Haxus briefly wondered what they would be like by the time they were old enough to run. The one thing Haxus wasn't expecting when he peered into the bassinet was for Huz and Farla to stare up at him, their eyes open just like Harlow's. Huz’ and Farla's eye color was exactly like (Y/n's), except Huz’ irises were a little lighter.

“Huz and Farla's eyes are open.” Haxus announced with an excited smile, giving his wife the good news.

“They are? What are their eyes like?” (Y/n) responded in astonishment, dying to know what Farla and Huz’ looked like.

“Their eyes look exactly like yours, only Huz’ are a shade lighter.” Haxus answered, carefully picking Farla up so he could carry her to (Y/n) first.

Farla quietly grunted once and wiggled around in her father's hands when she was picked up out of the bassinet, staring up at him with confusion. (Y/n) cradled Farla in her arms as soon as Haxus gave her their first-born, she couldn't believe that two out of their three babies had inherited her eye color. Haxus brought Harlow and Huz over next, carefully balancing them with his arms and against his chest in a safe way. He handed Huz to (Y/n) after he sat down, continuing to hold Harlow since his lover's arms were full; he purred to their youngest daughter and spoke to her, telling her that she would have the opportunity to nurse soon. All (Y/n) could do was look at their oldest and middle children's eyes; neither Haxus nor (Y/n) were expecting them to have her eyes, although they figured that it wasn't completely impossible for them to have a few extra human qualities to them seeing as their mother was human.

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A couple of days after Farla and Huz opened their eyes for the first time it was easier for Haxus and (Y/n) to tell when they were awake. It was easy to know when Harlow was awake from day one since her eyes opened shortly after she had been born, although her siblings were different in that regard. Nearly two weeks passed since (Y/n) gave birth and she began to finally feel a little better, unfortunately she would have to deal with the discharge for a few more weeks. She would never not be amazed by how gentle Haxus was with their triplets, he always treated them as though they were made out of glass every time he picked them up, and he even made sure not to say anything inappropriate whenever they were in hearing range. There were times when (Y/n) felt a little sad, during those times Haxus was extra affectionate with her so she could remember how much he still loved her.

One of Haxus’ favorite things to do with their babies was carry two of them around in his baby sling during quiet days while (Y/n) held the third in her baby sling. Haxus was still a little hesitant to help her with the diaper changing, but one day he decided to give it a try. The brand they purchased broke down most of the waste and absorbed it which meant the task wasn't quite as bad, although it was still unpleasant and (Y/n) didn't want to be the one doing it all the time. Haxus had to wait a little while after (Y/n) fed and burped Farla, Hus and Harlow to change their diapers, but eventually the time came and they took them straight to the nursery. Thankfully only Huz and Harlow had to be changed thus far, but eventually Farla would need to be changed as well; until then she would rest in the bassinet Haxus and (Y/n) kept in the nursery.

“Are you sure that you're ready to do this?” (Y/n) questioned when she and Haxus stood in front of their respective changing tables, preparing herself to proceed with yet again another diaper change.

“How hard can it be? I've seen worse.” Haxus replied as though it was no big deal, unfortunately he was about to be proven wrong.

“Well, if you're sure…” (Y/n) said before trailing off, knowing that he might be in for an unexpected, not so nice surprise.

Haxus wasn't sure what (Y/n) was insinuating but he found it to be suspicious, he wished that they would have been able to take a parenting class or that he would have at least done a little more research before their triplets were born. (Y/n) had done a little research on the finer details of parenthood and learned how to change diapers thanks to a video demonstration. Haxus followed her example by opening the diaper and pulling it back, alas he wasn't aware that changing boy diapers was very different from changing girl diapers. Before he could react a stream of urine hit him on his lower chest, creating a wet spot on his shirt before dripping down. All Haxus could do was stand there completely dumbfounded until Huz finished; Haxus had a horrified expression on his face, but Huz looked relieved.

“Oh dear- Are you alright?” (Y/n) asked Haxus with uncertainty, unsure of how he would react to the incident that had befallen him.

“I wasn't expecting that to happen. Do you have this issue with all of our kits?” Haxus spoke after a few seconds, concerned that all of their babies spontaneously urinated during diaper changes.

“No, that just happens with baby boys and it can be prevented, but you have to be quick. I'll finish up with Huz and Harlow and you can go get cleaned up, then you can change Farla.” (Y/n) responded whilst trying her best not to laugh or even smile; the situation was hilarious, but she didn't want her fiance’ to feel too embarrassed for making such a simple mistake.

Haxus nodded and quickly left the nursery, he felt pretty embarrassed and he knew (Y/n) was trying her best not to laugh, although he wasn't going to let one little accident deter him from changing their babies’ diapers; he was their father and he promised (Y/n) that they would share the responsibilities of raising three kids. Once (Y/n) was positive that Haxus couldn't hear her she quietly giggled, there was no way she could hold it in after seeing the shocked expression on her boyfriend's face. She quickly finished changing Harlow before she moved on to Huz, she was glad that they didn't wiggle around too much while they were laying on the changing tables. The young mother sanitized her hands before she laid Huz and Harlow in the bassinet only to take Farla out; a quick check of her diaper told (Y/n) that she was ready to be changed as well as the fact that she'd begun fussing. Haxus entered the nursery a few moments later, wearing a new shirt and prepared to attempt changing another diaper, only the second time around it was successful and he got over his fear of accidentally hurting their tiny babies while changing their diapers.

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A part of having babies was helping them to learn how to do new things, although seeing as they were only two and a half weeks old they couldn't do very much yet. One of the things they needed to start doing as soon as possible was to gain neck strength; obviously they wouldn't be able to hold their heads up right away, but if they spent a little time laying stomach down a couple of times every day then they would eventually be able to. Haxus was understandably hesitant to have their babies laying belly down at such a young age, although he knew it was for their good. He was naturally concerned about Farla, Huz and Harlow's well-being, as their father it was his job to help (Y/n) take care of them. While the three tiny babies were awake after their mid-morning nap Haxus laid the playmat on the living room floor while (Y/n) sat on the couch and observed; she wished that she could join the rest of her family on the floor, but it would be too uncomfortable for her.

Haxus took Huz out of the bassinet and carried him over to the playmat, apologizing to his and (Y/n's) only son prior to carefully laying him belly down on the soft beige mat. Huz didn't really make a big deal of being laid stomach down on the mat on the floor, he only let out a slight whine when he wiggled around. Haxus took Harlow out of the bassinet next so he could lay her near her older brother, just like Huz she wiggled around on the plush mat. He and (Y/n) were surprised by how well Harlow and Huz handled their first tummy time, they basically just laid there and wiggled around. However, when Haxus tried to lay Farla on the playmat near her two younger siblings she let out a particularly loud cry of distress and tried to avoid being laid on her stomach.

“Hush young one, you're safe. I'm just trying to put you on the floor along with your siblings.” Haxus spoke soothingly to Farla, cradling her in his hands so he could comfort her.

“Is she being difficult?” (Y/n) anxiously asked Haxus after she saw what happened, wondering exactly what caused Farla to cry out the way she did.

“She doesn't want to be laid on her stomach, but she needs to so she can begin strengthening her neck muscles. I wasn't expecting any of our kits to be this stubborn so early during their lives.” Haxus replied, turning to look at her while cradling Farla against his chest.

“I know that and you know that, but I think Farla inherited your stubbornness.” (Y/n) sighed, leaning against the arm of the couch while she watched him attempt to get their oldest to participate in tummy time.

“I'm not that stubborn.” Haxus muttered under his breath before he turned his attention back to the playmat.

A slight grin appeared on (Y/n's) face, waiting to see if the father of their children could get Farla to lay on her belly. Farla, Harlow and Huz only had to lay on their bellies for about two or three minutes a couple of times every day until they got a little older, then the time would be extended a few extra minutes. When Haxus tried laying Farla on her belly again she cried out again until he started purring and caressing her upper back with the pad of his left thumb, then she finally let him lay her on her stomach. By that point three minutes passed since he laid Huz and Harlow on their bellies, so he carefully picked them up and carried them over to the couch. (Y/n) laid back so that she could hold their middle and youngest children, she kissed their foreheads after Haxus gave them to her prior to sitting on the couch.

“See, she's handling it just fine, she's only a little- Not one word.” Haxus replied as though it wasn't a big deal until he stopped himself from saying what (Y/n) said about Farla taking after him.

“I think the word you're looking for is stubborn.” (Y/n) retorted with a cheeky tone, her grin widening.

Haxus pinned his ears back as he averted his gaze while looking annoyed, he sometimes disliked it when (Y/n) was right, even though he was secretly proud of Farla having a slight stubborn streak like him. He kept an eye on the time so that Farla wouldn't be laying on her stomach for too long, during that moment she wiggled around on the playmat just as her siblings had done earlier. When the time came Haxus got off of the couch so he could pick Farla up off of the floor; she'd done so well during her first tummy time, he and (Y/n) were glad that she had stopped fussing. (Y/n) wondered if all of their children would be stubborn like their father, or even her because she could be stubborn too, sometimes. She could imagine what it would be like when Farla, Huz and Harlow were old enough to run around like little gremlins, she and Haxus would have a hard time keeping track of them.

“You did well, Farla. Laying on your stomach isn't so bad.” Haxus spoke affectionately when he carefully picked her up off of the playmat, carrying her over to the couch.

(Y/n) heard what Haxus told Farla before he brought her over to the couch; since her arms were full he would pay attention to their oldest while she tended to their other two babies. It wouldn't be long before Huz, Farla and Harlow fell asleep again for their late afternoon nap, she and Haxus would give them attention while they were all still awake. Eventually when their triplets were ready to nap again Haxus made sure they had their favorite pacifiers to suckle on since it helped them to nap better. Since (Y/n) and Haxus were able to sleep all night they were well rested, they decided to go get something to eat before they went to go do their own things for a little while. (Y/n) was able to get around a little easier as her body started to heal, unfortunately she would have to deal with the not so fun symptoms that took place after giving birth, she was glad that Haxus would help her to the best of his ability until she made a full recovery.

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Nearly three months passed after (Y/n) gave birth and she was doing well; she was able to move around better and she rarely had any more discharge coming out of her, although she occasionally had bouts of the baby blues. Haxus didn't have to worry about experiencing it because of his natural instincts, but every time his fiance’ felt depressed he was there to help her feel better in any way he could. He didn't mind her calling the paladins a little more often since he didn't view them as much of a threat anymore, when (Y/n) chatted with them he took it upon himself to look after their three little ones. During their first two months of life they adjusted to having tummy time for a little longer and they could even hold their heads up for a few seconds, with their third month mark approaching it wouldn't be very long before Farla, Huz and Harlow smiled at their parents for the first time. The three of them could already smile a little while they slept and weren't sucking on their pacifiers for whatever reason, but they had yet to smile when their parents interacted with them.

One morning while (Y/n) and her little family were in bed together she and Haxus spent time with Huz, Farla and Harlow while they were still awake. Haxus held Huz and Farla while (Y/n) cradled Harlow in her arms; Harlow stared up at her mother with wide eyes while she stretched her body out, curious as to when something interesting would happen. (Y/n) glanced at Haxus who was purring to their oldest and middle children; she wished that she could purr too, unfortunately humans weren't capable of making such a calming sound. Instead, the young mother spoke to Harlow and told her how adorable she was, as well as about what they would all possibly do that day. Harlow, Huz and Farla had grown a little since they were born, (Y/n) couldn't wait to watch them experience more of their first milestones.

“Come on Harlow, you can do it.” (Y/n) spoke quietly while she gazed down at her youngest child, hoping to get her to smile in some way or another.

“What are you doing?” Haxus questioned when he turned to look at his mate, curious as to what she was attempting to do.

“I'm trying to get Harlow to smile; she almost did it a couple of minutes ago but she couldn't quite do it.” (Y/n) answered, turning her head so she could meet his gaze.

“Why are you so obsessed with our kits learning how to smile? You already know that they're happy.” Haxus inquired, wondering why humans were so obsessed with getting babies to smile; a smile wasn't always necessary to tell that someone was happy, especially when the person in question hadn't even turned three months old yet.

“I don't know, I guess that I just want to see her, Huz and Farla eventually smile when we interact with them.” (Y/n) shrugged, completely unbothered by Haxus’ question.

Haxus knew better than to argue with her, it would be a losing battle if he tried and he didn't want to make her feel inadequate. He watched as (Y/n) went back to softly speaking to their youngest daughter while wiggling her fingers above her, he genuinely didn't understand why humans were so set on getting babies to smile at such a young age. (Y/n) would get one of their babies to smile that morning, but it wouldn't be the one she was hoping; Huz was listening to his mother and the sound of her voice made him feel really happy. He and his sisters couldn't see very far away yet, although their hearing was good and that in itself was all he needed. Haxus wasn't aware that Huz was smiling until he looked down at him; Huz smiled wider when his father looked down at him, mewling for attention.

“You didn't get Harlow to smile, but your efforts didn't go to waste.” Haxus spoke slyly as a knowing grin played across his lips.

“What do you mean?” (Y/n) queried in confusion, looking up at him with curiosity; she didn't really understand what he meant because she couldn't quite see their other two babies.

“Huz is smiling because of you.” Haxus answered, his sly grin morphing into a genuine soft smile.

(Y/n) immediately perked up before she sat up more, wanting to see their son smiling for the very first time and, just as Haxus said, Huz was smiling happily when he looked in her direction; his smile was toothless, but he was one of the cutest babies she'd ever seen. She held Harlow with one arm and reached out towards Huz with the other so she could gently caress his face. (Y/n) honestly didn't think that she could get Huz to smile without actually holding him or him being able to see her, she wondered if he would accomplish any other first milestones before his sisters. Huz beamed a smile in his mother's direction when he felt her touch and saw her hand; he couldn't quite see her yet, but as time passed he and his sisters would eventually be able to see further than eighteen inches. Eventually Haxus and (Y/n) would get out of bed so they could start the day, but they wanted to spend a little more time in bed with their triplets before they fell asleep again.