OT - Adoption Tattoos

I really love the triad symbol you posted a link to!

I am getting one of the US flad and Guat flag with a heart connecting them and his name over it but I really like the one you show too.

ok tonight everyone get photos up!! i'm leaning toward a quetzal but need to incorporate another tattoo into the design. a little worried about it getting too big. :) i like the mayan symbols too.

I'd love to see some good quetzal tattoos. I've looked at real pics but haven't found the perfect one.

I would love to get a tattoo of 2 quetzals in a yin-yang position representing my 2 sons. Of course that would only be if "#2" ever comes home. :eyebrows:

My dh has a tattoo of a heart and yellow roses with Katie in fancy script on his right arm. For Carlos he is going to get Stitch dressed as Elvis and hopefully holding a baby bottle with coffee, or the ace of hearts, since that is Carlos' initials, that is if we can ever find a good example. Carlos loves Stitch and acts alot like Stitch, his birth name was Elvis and he LOVES coffee. I love the ideas posted here, especially the birth dates in Mayan letters. I may have to mention that. ME? I am a chicken and don't think I will ever get up the nerve to do it. I had a friend who had 3 children and so she had 3 lady bugs, one with wings down, one with wings slightly up and one ready to fly. I loved that, it was just so neat...but she had it on the top of her foot, it looked great, but OUCH.

My husband has the American Flag, Guatemalan Flag and South Korean flag interwoven to represent our three children. I got it for him for Christmas and it is really cool!Carolyn

Okay - I don't have any tat's but I wanted to chime in and give my opinion! I have the book, "Guatemala ABC's" for my daughter and I thought the orchid might be nice. The nun orchid is the national flower. There are some orchids (out of the 600 varieties in the world) that grow only there. Here are some other (probably silly) ideas: Chicken Bus Coffee Tree with the cherry like fruit Guatemalan Flag Volcanoes Whatever Nahual corresponds to your child's birthday Rain Forest Animals I got these all from the book. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[URL="http://www.kraftmark.biz/gallery/featheredSerpent.jpg"]http://www.kraftmark.biz/gallery/featheredSerpent.jpg[/URL]This is the template I used for my tat of Quetzalcoatl, though with color, green, blue, red and orange. Again, I'm not a girly girl so 'pretty' tattoos aren't really my thing. I liked this one b/c the wings are out reminding me of the flight to get my kids. Oh, and Tish---it really not that bad to get a tattoo, as long as you don't do it in a bony place like your ankle, foot or along your spine- major ouch!

I have a tattoo on the top of my foot, and on the pain scale I would give it a 6.

No tatoo here, but I found a beautiful Quetzal image on DKImages site. Just search Quetzal once there.

Ooh! My friend had Kat do his tattoo at the shop. IT IS AWESOME. I have never seen such an amazing tattoo. She is so talented. She is worth the wait! You won't be sorry.

did he ever get the 2flags as a tattoo? I am wanting one as well..thanks!

If you're refering to me, not yet.

I know this is an old thread, but I was very glad to see it. I have a tattoo of my zodiac sign, a small scorpion, on my right shoulderblade. I got it after I met my now DH, when I was in the Army, to surprise him for his bday. (I had wanted it for a long time, but meeting him gave me the push to get it.) Ever since then (10.5 years!) I've wanted another one. If we adopt a baby, I wanted to get the baby's actual footprint(s) as a tattoo commemorating the adoption. But if we adopt a preschooler, I think the footprint may be a bit big and not as cute! LOL! Thanks for all the great ideas!