Suzy and Mommy

Obviously, I have loved being on maternity leave. Although it has been a big adjustment being here in the house most of the day, it has been great to start of Suzy's life being with her all day long. However, I only have one more week left of maternity leave! Boo! But the good thing is that Easter break is coming up soon, as well as the end of the school year. Here are some pictures of me and Suzy's time together over the past few months:

Yesterday Suzy and I got our tickets to go to NC!!!! We will be there from June 20th until July 10th . I don't know what we are going to do without Elvis for 3 weeks, and what he's gonna do without us. We've never been apart that long. But he can't get off work, so just us gals are gonna travel. We are looking forward to meeting David and Lucy's baby Nissa while we are there and Marty and Sara's new baby too (she'll make her appearance any day now!)

To be able to travel, we had to get Suzy's citizenship made official at the US Embassy yesterday, as well as apply for her passport and Social Security card. All went well, except the photos we had made at a studio of Suzy for her passport were not accepted b/c her face was too big in the picture, even though the picture was the right size. Gimme a break. So we had to leave, go walk to find another studio, and pray that she would pose correctly so both of her ears were showing again, and her eyes open. Luckily we did, so we're all ready now! They said that the Social Security card may be here within 1 month, or 2 months, or 5 months, or sometimes it never comes. Cool. Thanks US Embassy for that assurance. This is Suzy, contemplating the situation: