8w4d, The Newest American

It was a long day in the car: three hours each way to the U.S. Consulate in Bordeaux (the consulate in Toulouse - a mere 1 1/2 hours away - doesn't have a consul right now - I was advised "maybe by September" if I wanted to wait. No, thank you!) to register Sophie's birth and apply for her passport and Social Security card.

Silly me, I thought that I would just have to flash my passport and hers would be forthcoming! After a lot of paper-shuffling, photo-taking and fretting that I had everything, we completed the process. Her passport will arrive in a mere two weeks, and the SS card will take about two months. I'm more concerned with being able to leave the country on a moment's notice :)

I wanted to get a pic at the consulate, but someone went into meltdown mode and we fled. The poor consul, administrative assistant and security guard . . .

This pic was taken after we got back to the house - I love her expression!