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Oh Little One, Guatemala
by Debbie Hutson

March 26, 2002  

Oh little one, where ever you are,

Near to our hearts yet distant so far.

Have you already a birthday?

I wonder each night,

Or have you yet to experience that journey of might.

We’ve waited so long to share our blessings with you,

Our hearts ache with joy of the thought coming true.

I want you to know how excited we are,

To meet you and love you; our precious little star.

Thrilled of the thoughts of watching you grow,

Teaching and learning from each other you know.

Please never forget this one promise to you,

We’ll always be your parents and unconditionally love you.

Learn more about adoption from Guatemala                                 

During our first trip to Guatemala, we felt many emotions.  First, there was the anxiety of traveling to a foreign country although we both have traveled abroad before.  We also felt excitement to finally meet the baby boy in the picture that we received two months earlier.  And then there was the fear…fear of the unknown.  Not knowing what to do (having never cared for an infant) and not knowing if we would feel the love we desperately needed to feel. I went numb when the foster mother put Marco in my arms for the first time.  We were sitting in the lobby of the hotel in Guatemala City, and I was oblivious to anything going on around me except for the lump in my throat.  With tears in my eyes, I remember asking my husband to take notes of what the foster mother was telling us (through an interpreter).  I knew I wouldn’t remember anything if it wasn’t written down.  As the foster mother prepared to leave, I noticed tears in her eyes and I sudd ... When Sunday arrived, we knew our visit was ending.  Nerves and emotions ran high again.  Fortunately, our fears were negated.  First of all, we felt we had succeeded at caring for an infant AND we certainly had fallen in love with Marco.  During this brief time together we completely bonded with him.  There was no doubt in our minds he was meant to be with us and us with him.  

When his foster mother picked him up at the hotel later that day, it was her turn to assure us and she did.  She ass ...




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