Edie has been in political limbo since birth, recognized as a citizen neither by the country she was born in nor the country she was incubated in. But today we finally took our stacks and stacks of paperwork to the U.S. Consulate in Munich and made her official. She won't get a birth certificate, but instead a Report of Live Birth Abroad. Sadly, E won't be able to run for president, and may have trouble filling out forms that ask for place of birth. But at least now she's got a passport on the way!
We had to get her photo in such a way that she was looking straight ahead and no one else was visible in the picture. This requires someone to drape a heavy cloth over themselves and then hold the baby for the shot. No small feat. We got it done in one try, which I credit to my experience as dressing up as Arthur the Aardvark for a mall job when I was 16 years old where people would shove babies into my three-fingered aardvark mitts. Babies that I couldn't see due to the massive aardvark helmet atop my shoulders. But I digress.
Because we got the picture done in one shot, we used the extra photo coins we'd brought to take a family photo. This was pre-one hour wait + one hour processing time + one tired infant. And that's how we'll remember the day.
She looks quite happy with her crazy acting parents. Cute, cute picture.
ReplyDeleteShe was born in calmichgermany... that is what she shall put on the papers. E , I can't believe how much cuter you get everyday!
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