POULSBO — Anniston and Belle were the first to come home and Scarlett and Camilee are expected to join them this weekend. Weston will be the last to arrive, possibly in a few weeks.

After giving birth to Kitsap County’s first quintuplets March 30, Courtnee Stevenson and her husband, Mike, have had their hands full with two babies and their 3-year-old daughter, Lilli.

“We’re tired and it’s only two,” Courtnee said between three-hour feedings Wednesday morning. “We’re going to pick up Camilee tomorrow and Scarlett should be home this weekend.”

Mike echoed Courtnee’s thoughts having the quints come home two at time instead of all five at once.

“It’s been nice and we both get up to feed them at night,” Mike said.

When Scarlett and Camilee arrive, the feedings will double, but the routine will remain much the same, Mike said, noting that once all five are home, he and Courtnee might take turns with the additional feeding. Because the quints were born prematurely, they require extra attention and need to be fed every three hours throughout the day, Courtnee said.

“They’re very good kids and the greatest thing is knowing we have healthy children,” she said.

While all of the girls have done extremely well, the lone boy, Weston, is expected to be in the hospital for at least a few more weeks, she said.

“He’s still a good-sized baby, but he’s having some of the problems that are common with preemies,” she said.

When the quints were born, Courtnee said the goal was to have all of them home by Mother’s Day, but that probably won’t happen.

“Maybe we’ll spend Mother’s Day with Weston, because he’s going to be there awhile,” she said.

In preparation for Camilee and Scarlett’s arrival, the couple has emulated the neonatal intensive care unit at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, where they were born.

“We keep journals for each baby of when they ate, how much they ate and things like that,” Courtnee said, noting the importance of such information when it comes to doctor visits.

Once all of the quints are home, the family will turn to a longtime friend to be their pediatrician, Dr. Lein-Chun Shaw of Silverdale.

“She was my pediatrician when I was growing up, so I trust her more than any other doctor,” Courtnee said.

Having their pediatrician nearby is comforting, especially with five newborns, she said.

However, there still will be doctor’s appointments in Seattle to see specialists, but those shouldn’t be more than once a month, she said.

In the midst of the joy of having their family almost together, there have been some setbacks as well.

“It seems like it’s been one bomb after another, but we’re making it,” Courtnee said.

Before the quints were born, the Stevensons were offered a rent-free home for a year until their new house was built, but that offer fell through earlier this week.

“Mike and I decided to go ahead and refurbish our house and continue work on our new home,” Courtnee said.

Currently, the couple is staying with Mike’s parents and he said he expects to have the couple’s 900-square-foot home ready within three weeks.

“Our family’s stepped up big time and we’re putting a face-lift on our old house,” he said. “I got tired of waiting on an extended rental.”

Even with all that has gone wrong, good things continue to happen as the family continues pressing ahead.

After making the decision Tuesday night, a work party had already been organized and had begun replacing the flooring and repainting the home.

Higuera Flooring in Poulsbo donated flooring for the couple’s new home and when they heard about the change in plans, the business donated more wood flooring, he said.

“They’ve really taken care of us,” Mike said.

Dream Dinners in Poulsbo also donated a year’s worth of meals and a freezer, Courtnee said.

“That’s really helped and we’ve still got church members dropping off dinners as well,” she said.

With meals for the family and a year’s supply of formula for the quints already donated, an S-O-S has gone out for another necessity for infants: diapers. The family’s Web site, www.5ontheway.com, estimates that the quints will go through about 60 each day, making “changing” a round-the-clock occupation at the house.

A diaper drive for the family is planned for May 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Skateland in Bremerton and the family has enough clothing for up to nine months.

While housing, clothing and diapers appear to be adequately addressed, the most pressing need for the family is a vehicle large enough to accommodate six car seats and all of the other things that come with transporting a large family.

“If we can’t find a vehicle large enough, we’ll have to use two cars to go to doctor visits and other places,” Courtnee said. “We’re even willing to drive something with a logo on it.”

A 1997 Chevrolet Astro van has been donated already, but it isn’t large enough to carry the entire family, she said.

“That’s just one of the hurdles we have to get through, but having healthy children is what’s most important,” Courtnee said.

Those interested in helping out, can go to the quints’ Web site at www.5ontheway.com or contact NewLife Church board member Michael Weiss at (360) 697-4607. Donations can also be mailed to NewLife Church, P.O. Box 3943, Silverdale, WA 98383.