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Funny thing about coming to that decision - I didn't. It came to me in a rather round-about way. Mind you, 4 years ago, I "put away" my fertility issues, started a business, got a puppy, and threw myself into the business, and have been "mothering" my canine baby. That is also the time we bought the house, so my mind has been busy with other things.
In January, in the course of my work (medical transcription for several doctor's offices and clinics - one of them being a pediatrician), he had dictated a note on a child adopted from Gautemala. (He has since dictated many more, different children.)
I stopped dead in my tracks...As if something or someone had just pushed on my chest. That was it - the answer to a question I didn't even know I had asked. God has a way of telling you what to do.
I bounded out of my office and ran downstair and screamed at my husband..."hey, can we adopt a baby from Guatemala?" Without hesitation, he said yes.
One of my "consolation prizes" when Dr. Getcha Prego said he could no longer treat me, was a neat little notebook on adoption and he highly recommended Guatemala. I went home, briefly glanced at the notebook and put it away.
That day, I went online and did a little research. The more I read, the more I wanted to do it. It was all just right. And the more pictures I saw, the more I wanted to do it. Within a few days, that was it - I was hooked. No turning back now. Within a week, I was totally in love with the idea, the country, and the children.
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