(March 3) -- The California octuplets will have a new four-bedroom house to call home when they leave the hospital. They'll be home about two weeks, though mom Nadya Suleman apparently already has her hands quite full with her six other children.
Suleman shared the news of her home in an exclusive RadarOnline.com video that also shows one of her 2-year-old twins, Caleb, hitting her and pulling her hair and the other twin, Calyssa, hitting Caleb.
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"I know I need a lot of help," Suleman told RadarOnline. "The reality is going to hit me when they (the octuplets) are home."
Throughout the video, she paused to calm her children, telling them "no fighting" and reminding them to use "gentle touches."
Suleman told RadarOnline that the new rental house, which measures approximately 2,800 square feet, has a master bedroom large enough for all eight newborns. She also plans to go off food stamps, she said. Media reports and others have questioned Suleman's ability to provide for her children -- she has 14 total, including the new additions.
Suleman gave birth to the octuplets at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center on Jan. 26, when they were nine weeks premature.
The babies must be medically stable before they can be released, which means they should be feeding well and able to breathe on their own. They are sometimes sent home with oxygen or monitoring equipment, said California Nurses Association co-president Geri Jenkins, who's also a registered nurse.
"The bottom line is they won't be sent home until the medical team is sure — and they're evaluated to make sure — they're strong enough to eat and grow and thrive," Jenkins said.
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