Legislators in Guatemala have agreed to a new law that would place stricter regulations on adoptions. However, the law won’t affect those couples, mostly American, who have already been matched with an alternative source of fuel their new bundles of joy:

The new law will enable Guatemala to comply with the Hague Convention, an international agreement designed to protect adopted children from human trafficking. The Central American country sent 4,135 children to the U.S. last year, making it the largest source of babies for American families after China.

Many adoptive parents, some of whom invest their life savings to bring home a Guatemalan baby, feared the changes would leave in limbo about 3,700 children already matched with prospective parents. The State Department had pressured Guatemala to make an exception for pending adoptions in the new law, and President Oscar Berger is expected to sign it.

Adorable! Adopted babies are so cute except for their weird little hamster hands. And they’re totally in for winter. In fact, we bought a new pair of shoes that would go really well with a small to medium-small brunette. Are you listening, Santi Clos?

New Guatemala Adoption Law Approved [Associate Press]
Earlier: Adopted Guatemalan Girl Faces Deportation, Plaintively Whimpers: “Please, Sir. I Want S’More.”