Wednesday, April 21, 2010

3 weeks!

Parker is not only 3 weeks old today, but an official American citizen as well! He is no longer a man without a country. You see... he was never Australian. It was a bit foolish of us to assume that just because he was born here he would be an Aussie. Australia is much more strict than the US about citizenship - they require at least one parent to be an Australian or a permanent resident. We got his passport and his US consular report of birth abroad paperwork in the mail today (it only took 8 days) and giggled with joy... everything is ready and we can all happily come home in 4 weeks!!! Parker celebrated by not sleeping all day long. After a nice warm bath, rub down, and feed he is now sleeping soundly, thank goodness!

3 comments:

Kathy Smith said...

Hooray for Parker!!!

Caleigh said...

That's wonderful! It must be such a relief to know that that is all taken care of now.

Unknown said...

Whew! Glad to hear my newest nephew is America bound soon! And legal to boot! LOL...love the pic after the bath...that was always one of my most favorite times with the girls.