My fetus is a seasoned traveler...

He's (it's) been to West Palm Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New Castle (PA), Bogota (Colombia), Vilnius (Lithuania), and Copenhagen (Denmark) in his 30 week lifespan.  Before he's born, he's going to add Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Seattle on his little list.  Some of our friends (Jordan and Rachele, I'm talking to you), have amazing flying benefits (Rachele works for Delta) and get to go anywhere for practically nothing.   Their son Beckham, who just turned 1 year old (and, by the way, who was walking at like 10 months), has probably logged lots of skymiles in his little life. 

I know this really doesn't count since Nacho's just a little fetus.  It's like saying that you have been to Chicago when all you did is eat some Chik-Fil-A at the airport on your layover to Cleveland.  But I like to hope that this will instill a love of traveling in him.  One of the things on my list to do once Nacho is born is to get that kid a passport.  Annie, will you please send me that picture of you holding Iris for her passport?  Please? 

If any of you are considering getting a passport for your baby, here are some guidelines for taking infant passport photos.

51mon.co.uk

I wonder how easy it is to get the baby to look straight at the camera.  Also, make sure to choose a white background and then change your baby's clothes to something a bit darker so that it doesn't look like the baby has a floating head.

Obtain the DS-11 form from your local library or any post office that does passport stuff.  Do not sign it until you're at the passport agency.  Both parents have to be present and both parents have to have identification that proves that they are the legal guardians of the baby (usually original copy of the birth certificate or court order establishing guardianship) as well as their own identification.  

First baby trip planned post-partum: Visiting Grandpa and extended family in Bogota in December.  Nacho will be around 4 months old :)  I'm going to need all of the travel advice I could get then.  If you're traveling with an infant anytime soon, read this post about traveling with kids:

http://cjzp.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-transportation-continued.html

32-week-old Nacho in our apartment in Copenhagen.