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Women’s Conference

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I left my husband to organize boxes while I went with Mom, Elizabeth, Daniel, and Jessica to visit Jenny, Leah, and Chris in Utah. Mom, Jenny, and I went to Women’s Conference Thursday and Friday while Elizabeth babysat and visited some friends. It was a great time. We stayed up late and played games. And Mom, Elizabeth, and Jenny all shared good advice about preparing for baby.

It was a great time, but it was good to come home to my husband. I told him about our weekend. He says it sounds like a long sleep over. Yep, that’s what it was.

Awaiting Elder Holland

Mom, Jenny, and I heard Elder and Sister Holland speak at Women’s Conference.

Daniel and Leah chasing each other

Daniel and Leah enjoyed chasing each other around.

A giggly video.

Daniel and Jessica BYU fans

Siblings Daniel and Jessica are BYU Cougar fans!

Cousins

Cousins

Cousins Daniel, Jessica, and Leah

My unborn baby with his cousins

Me (and unborn baby) and my nieces and nephew (note my growing bulge!)

Grandma with her grandkids

Grandma and her grandkids (except for the one on the way)

My Aussie Baby

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I told one woman in my ward that not only are we moving to Australia, but we’re also having our first child. Her question surprised me.

“Are you coming back to the States to have the baby?”

“No. Australia has excellent medical care.”

“But then your baby will be an Australian citizen….”

She told me of a number of people, cousins and friends of cousins and neighbors, who had babies in a foreign country and then the baby had dual citizenship.

I know I had read it somewhere, so I found it again.

This is from an Australian citizenship website.

I am about to give birth in Australia. Will my child be an Australian citizen?

A child is an Australian citizen by birth if, and only if, at least one parent is an Australian citizen or permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth in Australia.

So never fear, my child will not be an Australian citizen. I am sure you were all quite worried. I’m just glad the answer was so easy to find.

FYI, one of the ways to become a U.S. citizen is

By birth, either within the territory of the United States or to U.S. citizen parents

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