Shivaay sat down beside his wife who was sleeping after feeding for the third time to all their three kids. Exhaustion was visible on her face. For him, women has always been strong human being but seeing his wife today, his belief on the same and respect for women increased. His baby is really extremely strong.

He leaned to her face and went pecked her lips followed by dropping a kiss on her forehead. He looked beside him to see a large cradle placed there in which their three munchkins, his hearts were sleeping.

Whenever he look at them the new feeling of fatherhood rushes inside him. They looked so tiny but held his entire heart from the moment they have come in this world. He felt like the luckiest and complete men looking at his wife and three kids. He couldn't have asked for more.

He looked towards Annika who squirm blinking her eyes. He immediately shifted his attention towards her and caressed her hair gently.

"Shivaay...", she whispered to find her husband beside, looking at her and caressing her hair.

"Hey my gorgeous", he said kissing her forehead. She chuckled softly.

"Really? I look ugly right now with all this pregnancy fat and feeding", Annika said.

"You can't even imagine how gorgeous you're looking in my eyes", he said and gently pecked her lips. Annika smiled caressing his cheeks.

"Is it paining here?", he asked pointing at her lower abdomen.

"Yeah, slight pain is still there but it will go slowly. Don't worry", she said, "anything for them", she added looking at the cradle.

It's been one week since the triplets have come in their life. Everyone has been on toes to help the new parents, specially Annika handle the kids. Her stitches were healing slowly and doctor informed that in a month, she'll be perfectly fine like before. Since then, Shivaay has become her personal car, he would lift her to the washroom whenever she needs to use it and then bring her back to the bed.

The nurses of the hospital has been a great helping in helping Annika feed the babies. For few weeks, babies were not able to latch properly but with patience and correct guidance, Annika was now able to feed them properly and fill their hunger.

The best thing which has happened is, kids stay to Shivaay for long time without crying when Annika is forced to take rest. He was good in handling them, except when they starts crying, he panics.

"They didn't woke up right?", she asked still looking at their kids.

"No. They didn't after waking up their mumma thrice at night", he said making her chuckle.

"This is nothing. After we will be back to home and they'll slowly start growing up, they're going to make us night owls", Annika said.

"Many more to come in our way", he said looking at his wife and then his kids.

"Having said that, I have a good news for you", he said grinning making her confused.

"What is it?", she asked.

"You are getting discharged today. We can go back home", he said bringing a wide smile on her face.

"That means we can take babies home?", she asked happily.

"Yes love, we can take our kids to our home", he said making her squeal happily and pull him closer to herself hugging him tightly. He chuckled and kissed her temple.

"As you're not facing any pain in walking or moving your body and even babies are doing good, doctor has allowed for discharge but you have to take care of yourself for a complete month", he said with warning tone at last.

"I promise", she said taking out her pinky finger. He laced his finger with hers and kissed them.

"Good. Now come I help you in taking bath and changing your dress before kids wake up. I have called nurse to keep look on babies till then", he said to which she nodded sitting on the bed, "no one could come from family as everyone is busy in your and babies welcome but Om just called me informing that he and Rudy are coming", he added. She nodded, dangling her legs down from the bed.

He picked her up in his arms and kissed her forehead. She smile widely at her husband.

"Babies have made you loose your weight else wise in abdomen area", he said finding her unusually light than before when she was not pregnant.

"Happens Shivaay, my hair will get weak too. For sometime, then I will be fine", she assured. He hummed taking her to the washroom attached to the hospital room. They're in a VIP room which had all facilities required for babies and Annika.

Giving her a bath, he helped her wear a light and comfortable knee length dress and brought her outside. As they came, they saw Anaay crying in nurse's arms.

"Ma'am I think he is hungry", the nurse said. Annika nodded sitting down on the bed and nurse went. Annika personally wasn't comfortable in breastfeeding in front of others except Shivaay.

"Awwlee, what happened bubba? Hungry? Mumma is here, bacchu", she cooed rocking him in her eyes opening the buttons of her gown from another hand. She latched him to her breast and he stopped crying sucking her.

"He is really hungry", Shivaay said sitting on the stool beside them and caressed his son's slightly haired head. Annika smiled gently rocking him.

"Shivaay...I still can't believe I am a mother now", Annika said and looked at Shivaay.

"It's the beautiful reality of our life baby, we're proud parents of three kids", Shivaay said and took their daughter from cradle who was squirming in the sleep.

"Is my Ayu awake?", he asked gently kissing on top of her head. She yawned basking the warmth of her father's embrace but soon she started crying.

"Give her to me, maybe she is also hungry", Annika said forwarding her another arm. Shivaay gently placed her there and started feeding her daughter from other side.

"You're my superwoman, love", he said adoring his wife.

"Kuch bhi!", Annika chuckled rocking both her kids, "seeing their face removes all my pain and uneasiness", she added.

"I guess this selflessness comes in a woman as soon as she becomes a mother", he said.

"I guess so too", Annika said and saw Anaay detaching from her.

"Shivaay, give me Ansh, he is not awake but he must be hungry too. You take Anaay from me", she said. He smile softly doing as per she asked.

Feeding three kids at the same time wasn't easy for her. Her already sensitive breasts would get sore and she sometimes even feel pain but she hide everything seeing her newborns faces. It gets tough to handle all three together when all starts crying being hungry. Apparently, Shivaay is good in handling kids but being just 1 week old, they need their mother most.

After feeding all three of them, she smiled as they were silent looking around curiously. Anaay was trying to hold Shivaay's nose who scrunched but gave in to his son.

"Here comes babies hottest chachu!", Rudra made an entry shouting with open arms. Om walked in behind him with a food basket and hit on his head.

"Dumbest too", he added making Rudra frown and twist mouth, "jealous prani!", he muttered.

"Shivaay you and bhabhi have breakfast, we'll play with babies till then. Doctor is coming with discharge papers and their birth certificates", Om said. Shivaay nodded and kept kids one by one in the cradle. Being full tummy, they seem happy and played silently with their chachus.

Shivaay served breakfast for both of them and made sure to stuff more in her plate.

"Shivaay. It's too much, atleast now you should less it", Annika complained seeing one full bowl of porridge with fruits, two mixed veggie parathas smeared with ghee and a glass of pomegranate juice.

"Baby! You're still eating for four. You have to feed them continuously, you need energy and full protein", he said forwarding a morsel of paratha towards her mouth. Annika sighed and ate whatever he served her. She made sure he is eating well as since babies have born, he is most of the time busy taking care of four of them.

After finishing breakfast and playing with triplets for sometime, doctor came with discharge papers and gave some instructions to Shivaay.

"Mr. Oberoi, make sure she don't lift anything heavy as her stitches may open up, also Annika try avoid water contact near your abdomen area for month, you may feel itchiness", Zoya said.

"I will make sure she do as per said Doc. Can I take Annika and babies to home now?", he asked.

"Yes you can. She is perfectly fit to go home", she said bringing smile on Annika's face. He nodded and doctor went.

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"Welcome home our sweet loves", Shivaay whispered softly as Ayika was in his arms while Annika was holding her dear sons, Anaay and Ansh. They were standing at the threshold of Oberoi mansion and Pinki was ready to welcome her darling daughter-in-law who has fulfilled her years old wish of having grandchildren.

She did aarti of babies and then of Annika and Shivaay. Applying kumkum teeka on new parent's foreheads she smiled at them.

"Annika and Shivaay, you know apart from academic and professional life, a woman have four stages where she feels extremely happy. One, getting married to the man she wishes to or she likes, second, having babies with the same person and feeling the blessing of motherhood, third seeing their kids growing up and getting married to the person they like and then, last becoming the grandmother of your kid's children. Thank for making me see and feel the happiness of all four stages", Pinki said adoring them.

"Ma, thank you for always treating me as your own daughter. You know you never let me miss mumma as you pampers and treats me the same way she does", Annika said emotionally and hugged Pinki making sure to not disturb sleeping babies in her arms.

"I wish you both always stay happy with your kids, mere baccho!", she blessed them with happy tears in her eyes and took the evil eyes off from them by taking their balaiyan.

"Dadi!! These two mother-daughter are getting emotional. Even I deserve some appreciation. I have my own hard works behind them", he said pointing at babies at the end.

Annika looked at him with open wide mouth and hit on his shoulder blushing muttering a cheapda.

"Definitely. That's why triplets in one go", Om supported making Annika blush more.

"Offo! Bhabhi is standing since long at the door. Her legs must be hurting, let her come inside. We have to take babies to their nursery too", Gauri said in excitement at last.

"Atleast someone cared", Annika said eyeing Shivaay.

"Excuse me", he said offended.

"You're excused. Dadi, can we come inside?", Annika asked. Dadi laughed and nodded.

"Come inside now, fight later", dadi added and Annika walked inside. Shivaay immediately wrapped one of his arm around her shoulder bringing a smile on her face.

"Let's go to their nursery now", Rudra rubbed his palms excitedly. Well after deciding the theme and designs, Shivaay kept the construction surprise from Annika. He wanted her to see it along with their kids. Surprisingly, Annika agreed.

"Haan please. Even I am really excited to finally see it", Annika said and looked towards Shivaay.

"Okay, let's get babies and thier mumma to the nursery then", he said bringing smile on her face.

The nursery was built next to their room at the first floor. Being vacant except their room and two guest rooms, it was much space to make a pretty good room for their triplets keeping future in their mind. The door of nursery was interconnected with their room giving them convenience to look after babies at anytime.

"So are you ready?", he asked, his one arm still wrapped around her shoulder.

"Can't wait anymore", Annika chuckled. Shivaay smiled and opened the door of nursery.

After thinking over so many themes from jungle to cartoon to much more, they stopped at an off white theme with cute interiors. The nursery had three off-white cradles with a blackboard wall behind having "hope, gratitude, blessing", written behind every cradle.

Next to it was the diaper/clothes changing station where all the daily essential things will be kept having cute cloud wall selves. The opposite corner had a relaxing cushioned sofa where Annika could feed kids and a big cradle was arranged next to it so that when she feeding, she can keep a watch on other one or two.

Annika gasped turning the other side of room and looked at Shivaay with disbelief.

"Seriously Shivaay. A closet for kids?", she asked seeing the entire other side of the room filled with clothes, shoes, onesies of kids.

"Yeah they will need them Annika", he said in obvious tone.

"But they are also of six months to 9 months old kids Shivaay", she said walking to the closet.

"They'll grow up baby. They'll need it that time", he said walking behind it.

"Babies are lucky having you as their father bhaiya", Rudra said amused by the interior of nursery.

"You all are seeing this na, he always go too much in matter of them", she complained.

"We can't object over it Annika. Even Tej and Shakti were like this, he's their father, he deserves to do whatever he want for them", Jhanvi said chuckling.

"Badi ma, none of us can. When I said you're buying too much for them, he said they're our first horns Annika. I have only three kids, let me do", Annika said in disbelief.

"Haan toh, they are my only three kids", Shivaay said adoring them.

"Seriously Shivaay? Only?", she asked.

"Bhabhi seems like bhaiya is having  plan of making his own football or cricket team", Rudra said teasingly.

"I don't mind making one", Shivaay said back with a naughty smirk.

"You are not getting them from me", she said looking at her husband in disbelief.

"We'll discuss about it later, biwi", Shivaay winked. Annika glared at him with slight blush on her cheeks.

"Guys! Fight or debate whatever it is, later. Keep babies in their cradle", Om said. They nodded walking towards the cradle.

Annika gently placed Anaay in the cradle where hope was written. Shivaay gently placed his princess Ayika in the cradle where gratitude was written and Annika placed Ansh gently in the cradle where blessing was written.

Annika looked at them with emotional and happy eyes. He noticed it and wrapped arm around her shoulder.

"Our kids Shivaay", she whispered.

"Our kids, baby, completely ours", he said gently pecked her temple. She smiled in happiness.

"Aww! You guys are cutest parents", Gauri gushed making the couple look at her and chuckle.

"We've something for our new parents too", Om said with a smile and opened the door connected with their room.

Annika gasped as entire room was filled with blue and pink balloons with rose petals on the floor. A huge congratulations banner was sticked behind their bedrest below their large photo frame. She gifted that to him on their anniversary. The picture is from their wedding where he is holding her waist from behind, looking at her while she is looking towards him, wide smile on both their faces.

Time flies. Annika thought with a small smile. There was a big cradle placed beside their room where they could keep kids if they wish to during sleep time.

"This is beautiful guys. Thank you" Annika said a genuine happy smile.

"Totally. That's really sweet of you guys", Shivaay added.

"Come on Shivaay, bhabhi and you have given us such a big happiness, it's nothing in front of that. No need to thank us", Om said and other nodded in agreement. 

"Now, give them some privacy. They need to take rest. Specially Annika, babies will wake up again and she will be get busy again", dadi said and everyone agreed leaving the room asking them call anyone if needed something.

"Now you sit down and relax for sometime", Shivaay said making Annika sit on the bed.

She was about to say something when she heard cries of one of their child. Annika chuckled.

"Now no more relax Shivaay, go bring Ayika, she is crying", she said. He sighed and brought their daughter rocking her slowly.

"Why mera Ayu? What happened bacchu?", he asked gently nuzzling to her tummy and kissed her fist.

"She must be hungry. Give her here to me", Annika forward her arms and he placed Ayika in her arms.

He sat down beside her while she fed their daughter. An unruly hair strand was falling on her forehead. He gently tucked it behind her ear and kissed her temple. He fell more in love with his wife since she gave birth to their kids.

"What happened? Aise kya dekh rahe hai?", she asked gently rocking Ayika.

"I love you", he said pecking her lips softly. She smiled and kissed his cheek.

"I love you too, husband", she said and looked at their daughter who was looking at them with her big brown eyes.

"She looks exactly like you", he chuckled, "and I am glad and happy about it", he added caressing her hair. Annika smiled.

"I will make sure our sons are like you", she said.

"Why?", he asked confused, "I want all our kids to be like you", he added.

"No. I want our boys to be like you", she frowned. He chuckled.

"Let's see how they'll be. Maybe our girl become like me and boys like you", he said rubbing their nose together making her giggle.

"Let's see what's stored", Annika said and looked down at Ayika who slept. Shivaay bent down and kissed his daughter's head.

"Be like mumma", he softly mumbled in her ear and leaned back.

"What you said?", she asked.

"That's between me and my daughter", he said and took her from Annika's arms.

"I will go and see boys then", she said getting up and went to nursery. Meanwhile, Shivaay played with his sleeping princess.

•~•

"Ansh, don't trouble mumma, beta", Annika said as she was trying make him wear his diaper. Seems like the little man wasn't in mood to stay still. He was kicking his feet aggressively.

"Hello family", Shivaay said walking inside the nursery keeping his coat on the table.

"Hello to papa also", Annika chuckled finally succeeding in making her boy wear the diaper.

He came and kneeled down next to Shivaay and was going to touch Ayika when Annika held his hands back.

"First go and freshen up, then touch babies, you must be having germs and they'll catch it", she said keeping all the kids on play-mat on the floor.

"Okay, I will take a quick shower and join my loves", he said and went kissing Annika's cheek. After 20 minutes, he came back to see Annika handling all three while one was crying, another was in mood to play.

"Okay, shh, papa is here. Come to me", he said taking Anaay in his arms who was crying even after Annika fed him. Shivaay started walking around talking to him, showing around the room. Annika handled the other two who were moving a lot. They are one month old and getting active now.

"Annika..", he called out softly as Anaay was back to his sleep after getting his father's warmth.

"Hmm..", Annika said rocking both the kids as they were drooping.

"Look at you, what condition you have made of yours", he said seeing her disheveled hair wearing a loose t-shirt and shorts and face looking worn out.

"What? It's fine", she said shrugging.

"Yeah right. That's why I said let's hire a nanny for babies", he said pecking Anaay's head.

"Don't start again Shivaay. We've discussed it before also. I don't want anyone else to handle our kids. They need their mother and she is here", Annika said in a serious voice. She is not letting any stranger to handle her babies.

"Annika it's important. You can't just handle everything. Neither you let me stay back at home to help you", he said sitting beside her on the floor.

"Shivaay if I will need you, I will tell, of course I will. I am not letting any unknown woman to handle my kids", she said and looked at babies on the floor.

"She'll be your help, baby", he said again.

"And I don't need help, babe. What do you think, I can't handle our kids?', she frowned.

"No Annika, I didn't said that. You're the best mother our kids could have. You are amazing the way you are but still, help is needed right?", he said softly.

"Ma and badi ma helps me, even mumma comes sometimes to meet kids and when Gauri is free, even she helps, Bhavya is also there and Malika is coming next month for a holiday. I can handle Shivaay, I don't need anyone", Annika assured him and got up. She took the babies and placed them in their cradles.

"Fine. As you wish. I know you do best for kids", he said walking beside her and kissed her temple. She smiled and wrapped arms around his torso.

"One month went so fast right? They are growing up so fast already", he pouted and kept his face against her neck. She chuckled.

"Of course they'll grow up", she said and kept her head on his head. He wrapped his arms around her waist and took her in a hug. She smiled hugging him back.

"You know, I miss spending time with you", she said keeping her head on his shoulder. He sighed caressing the length of her hair.

"I miss us too, anyways I am free from tomorrow. The problem which came occured in factory is solved and I strictly told everyone that I am taking a paternity leave for a month", he said bringing smile on her face.

"That would be great. Babies will spend time with you also. They should know about their papa too", Annika said.

"Hmm. But for now, let's sleep for sometime, else they'll wake up again and you won't get your ample sleep", he said kissing her forehead.

"Let's see, hope I get some sleep tonight", she said and both chuckled walking to their room taking babies in their respective arms.

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Precap: sleep deprived new parents; small lapse.

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