Jack Nervig...U.S. citizen

This morning we were up bright and early (nothing new for Katherine) and out for Jack's first big adventure in Bangkok. We went to the Embassy to apply for his Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and passport. Time for all of my built-up negative consular Karma to come back at me as we found ourselves on the other side of the window (yes, we could have just gone into the section, professional courtesy and all, but really there was no need).

The Bangkok American Citizen Services section is busy. In comparison to Vientiane, busy is an understatement. The are also very efficient. We arrived at 7:30 and were out of there by about 8:00.

Our stuff should be ready by mid-week next week, then it is off to the Lao Embassy for Jack's visa. When we get back, we'll get Jack his special black passport given to all very important government people like babies and whatnot.


Later, we stopped into the medical unit (Bangkok is a regional embassy, so the medical unit covers Laos). Katherine and Jack need to be medically cleared by the Med unit before we can return home, and since we are planning to return home the first day allowed (30 days after the birth), we thought we would stop in and lay the groundwork for a smooth clearance. Good thing too, as we will need to finesse a little bit because the first day we are allowed to leave is actually a Sunday, meaning we will have to get approval prior to that day.

It looks good for a December 17 departure, assuming that both Jack and Katherine get clean bills of health by their respective doctors at Samitivej on the 15th.

Diana and Alan examined the two and found them to be the picture of mother/son health.

I think so too.


We are moving, by the way. Our lovely 2 bedroom place is conveniently located near the elevators. Convenient until they started reconstruction on one of the elevator shafts. No matter what floor they are working on, the noise reverberates straight down into our brains. So we are moving up...to the 39th floor and a room on the other side of the building, far from the maddening noise.

Katherine, Alan and Diana will be overseeing the move, as I will be in the midst of eye dilation at the Lasik center.