In talking with various relatives we have gotten some questions that seem to be on the minds of a lot of you so in the spirit of the web age here are some Arianna FAQ's.
1. Is Arianna a US citizen: YES, she was born of two US parents and was born as and has an absolute right to US citizenship. We are filing a record of birth abroad with the consulate and getting her a US passport and social security number later this week.
2. Is Arianna a Cayman Islands citizen: NO, even though she was born here, the Cayman Islands doesn't give citizenship based on being born here. You are only a citizen of Cayman Islands by right if you are born of a Cayman Islands citizen mother in the Cayman Islands. This is because of the high number of ex pats who live here and because they don't recognize all the children of Cayman Islands males who marry foreigners. Those children are allowed to remain on island as dependents of their dads but must apply for Cayman Islands citizenship when they reach the age of 18. We have a couple of students at ICCI who are currently going through this process. Even if you have a Cayman Islands mother if you are born abroad you must apply at 18 for citizenship.
3. When will Arianna be visiting: Her first trip is planned to Miami in March for the winter seminar, Mommy and Ari will accompany Dad to do some shopping. She will be traveling to Denver and Chicago in June when Katie graduates from DU with her Masters and we visit family.
4. Who does Arianna look like: At first she looked like her Mom but in comparing photo's of her parents at her age she seems to favor her father according to her grandparents.
5. How is she sleeping: Her days and nights are still mixed up so she sleeps during the day and is up and active at night. We trying to work in walks and other daytime activities to get her reset and sleeping normal hours (as normal as a newborn can have).
Katie proudly noted this morning that she gained 21 pounds during her pregnancy and when she weighed herself this morning she had lost 17 pounds of that gain. The Doctor had said at the end that she had a lot of water weight and it would go away quickly and it has. We expect it to go up next week as she resumes normal life but it does indicate how all her hard work to stay healthy during the pregnancy paid off.
