We have been checking the mail all week in hopes that Owen's birth certificate would arrive so that we could take our first trip of the summer to the house in Lakeside. Friday came, and still no luck so we called the border and asked if there was any way we could cross without it. They said all we would need is some sort of document outlining that he is our son.
Things we brought to the Del Bonita border to prove Owen is our son:
-letter from Alberta government outlining the reason for our birth certificate being denied
-photocopy of 'Registration of Birth' with mistakes that I made on the registration highlighted by the Alberta government in yellow. Best thing about this piece of paper is that it was stamped "COPY: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES"
-Owen's Social Insurance card and Alberta Health Care card
As a last resort, Kenny had the idea to put pictures of us in the hospital after Owen's delivery onto his laptop to show the guys at the border that I had in fact birthed this child. I laughed in my head just a little, but it might work in a pinch!
It is Saturday morning and I am writing this from the house at Lakeside while I enjoy my usual 1/4 cup of coffee (don't want the pal getting a hearty dose of caffeine at his next meal!) We made it across the border with no problems. Pit stops for 3 feedings and 2 adult meals as well as a quick trip to Target to buy Owen his very own pack and play put us at a total of 7 hours of travel from door to door. The trip usually takes 3.5 hours... oh baby.
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