text: A Californian man who was abandoned as a baby had a chance to meet the man who saved him from a dumpster 25 years ago. When Robin Barton, 25, was just four hours old, now-retired Santa Ana police officer Michael Buelna found him abandoned behind a garbage dumpster on November 21, 1989. He had heard the sound of a 'very low meow' and at first thought it was a cat behind the dumpster, but after moving some trash he discovered Barton's infant body. Scroll down for video . Robin Barton was rescued by Michael Buelna after he was abandoned as an infant (left). The two met for the first time since the incident, which occurred 25 years ago, last week and embraced (right) Barton (left) is now 25 years old and said it was 'wonderful' to finally meet Buelna (right), who saved his life when Barton was just four hours old and his mother abandoned him behind a dumpster . 'I noticed the umbilical cord and he was covered, he still had all the mucus and stuff and all the trash and gravel was sticking to him,' Buelna told ABC. 'I tried to give him a tiny little bit of breath and he reacted a little bit.' Though Buelna initially wanted to adopt the boy, who weight just 4lb 2oz, and name him Adam, Barton's adoptive parents, Elizabeth Barton and Daniel Fernandez of Orange County, beat him to it. Barton and his adoptive parents had the chance to meet with Buelna last week. It was the first time Buelna has seen Barton since he was abandoned. 'Nice. Wonderful to finally have met you, to see the man who found me first,' Barton said to Buelna, according to CBS Los Angeles. Barton was adopted by Elizabeth Barton and Daniel Fernandez of Orange County and he said he was 'blessed with a great family' Buelna said he shares a special bond with Barton because he was left by his mother, too. As a child his mother abandoned him and his four siblings . The pair embraced when they first met and Barton's parents were glad to finally meet the man who allowed them to have Barton as a child. 'I had the opportunity to shake his hand and look in his eyes and say, "Thank you for saving his life",' Fernandez said. Barton and Buelna share a special bond, as the retired officer was abandoned by his mother as a young child, too, along with his four siblings. 'I spent over 20 years looking for my mother,' Buelna told CBS, and he hopes to aid Barton in his search. Buelna initially wanted to adopt Barton, pictured here as an infant, but was beaten to it by Fernandez and Barton. He now hopes to help find the man's biological mother . Barton said he's been 'blessed with a great family', and he forgives his mother for what she did because she 'was a young woman in a very compromising position'. His 19-year-old mother, later identified at Sabrina Diaz, was arrested for child endangerment and attempted murder and spend three years in prison. Barton said he'd like to find her because it would help him get closure on the subject. As for Buelna, he's simply happy he got to see the baby boy he saved grow up. 'I hoped that some day I would see him again,' Buelna said. Barton was abandoned behind these dumpsters in November 1989. Buelna found him because he thought he heard a cat meowing behind the bins .
target: Robin Barton was abandoned behind a Santa Ana, California, dumpster in November 1989 when he was just four hours old .
  Now-retired police officer Michael Buelna found the infant after hearing what he thought were meows coming from the dumpster .
  Buelna was abandoned as a child, along with his four siblings, by his mother .
  He hopes to help Barton find his biological mother, Sabrina Diaz .
  Barton says he forgives Dias and that he was 'blessed with a great family'