Toads-in-the-Hole

Found the camera! On it were some exciting photos detailing our Adelaide's move-in to her new digs. We think she'll be a great roommate, though she does have a lot of stuff and occasionally smells funny.

Our region of the world had received the usual, but still always surprising, March blizzard. We had... a great deal of snow (JD, weather tyrant that he is, can perhaps give us an exact figure), but by the time we'd received all of our last-minute instructions by the hospital staff and had our car seat thoroughly inspected, it was all shoveled up and grandly melting great dirty rivers throughout the town.

Nine, however, hadn't heard that we'd acquired another tenant (she regularly skips our House Meetings), and was a little surprised when she found Adelaide in the living room, still in her carseat.

After investigating the new arrival, Nine retired to the office to do some sulking, and probably some complaining to her friend Toto via instant messaging.

We all had some adjusting to do, including Adelaide. We helped her get her bearings by providing the security of a really tight swaddle, one of the "Five S's" that we learned are key to activating Adelaide's "calm reflex".

But what really sealed the deal for Adelaide was spending time with Aimee, her favorite roommate (indeed, the person who convinced her to come live with us).

After getting her all settled in, everyone (except Nine) was pretty tired, and grabbed an hour's sleep.

Thusly refreshed, we woke pretty hungry, which is why it's fortunate that our friend Jill had decided to bring us supper. We were so busy telling Jill everything that came into our heads about Adelaide that we didn't think to take any pictures.

At the end of the day, even Nine decided that Adelaide would fit right in, so long as she didn't try to encroach on the sacred territory at the foot of the bed.