When American citizens are born overseas they need to register at a consular office. Both parents need to accompany the child, and it all needs to be done in person. The procedure for establishing citizenship differs according to the status of the parents. If both parents have U.S. passports and are married [...]

Artemis had a number of important firsts while we were in Beijing. She took her first and second plane ride, her first meal in a restaurant and her first experience with public breast feeding. She did just great all around.

Breast feeding does not seem to be very common in China, at least not [...]