Thursday, May 3, 2007

The World Traveler

Rachel and I are planning to bring The Boy to Israel this summer on his first international trip. Thanks to tighter travel regulations from the State Department, all international travelers of any age must have a passport.

Today, eleven weeks since we submitted his application, his passport finally arrived. This is a great relief both for us and for the travel agency that is planning the trip.

There's something funny about a passport for an infant, and it's not just that he's expected to sign it. Passports for children have a five-year expiration.

As you may have noticed, babies look different almost week-by-week as they grow. When we leave for Israel, Seth will be seven months old and look very little like his passport photo, which had to be taken at about ten weeks of age in order to get his passport in plenty of time for our trip. How recognizable will the photo of this two-month-old be when he's four years old?

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