Passport
Katherine's passport photo
Today we applied for Katherine’s passport. It was quite an ordeal. We tried to do it on Friday. Both parents have to be present to sign the forms and have their ID checked against the parents listed on the birth certificate. So, Sam took off work to meet me at the post office and we were going to eat lunch afterward. When we got there we were planning to have them take her picture for us. Well, he said that they did not have the equipment to take a picture of a newborn. They did not have anything to prop her up. I don’t know why I could not have held her. He suggested CVS or Walgreens. We went to CVS and they don’t take photos of infants either. So, we decided to make an appointment for Monday and just go to lunch.
I then called JC Penney and made an appointment for that afternoon to take her passport photo. I was very clear that it was for a 3 month old. When we got there, they said they could not do it for a baby that small. They said that you have to get so close to the baby in order for their small head to be the right size and it always turns out blurry.
So, I decided to try to take my own photo. I put a white sheet on the floor, laid Katherine on it and stood above her to take the picture. It worked just fine (and saved ).
It sure was a lot of trouble, but now we are going to be ready if Sam has any more out of country business trips and we want to join him.