Birthday Wishes Posted about over 8 years ago

Tomorrow, Oct. 23rd is our Ming Ming's 3rd birthday! We asked that a birthday cake and goodies be sent to him that he could share with his friends and Ayi's to celebrate his birthday. And can you imagine our excitement when we awoke Friday am to this sweet picture!!!!😍 Oh sweet boy this will be the last birthday you will have to spend alone without a family to call your own. I wish you coul...

Chinese Mid Autumn Festival Posted about over 8 years ago

The Chinese Mid Autumn festival arrives on October 4th. It's a holiday filled with mooncakes and storytelling. A time for family reunions and for giving thanks. Mid Autumn Festival traditions center on a full moon symbolizing unity and offerings made in the hopes for a long life and reunion with distant relatives. Traditionally the Moon Festival marks the end of the summer harvest. To th...

Puzzle Fundraiser is Almost Done! Posted about over 8 years ago

TGIF folks! Look how close we are to wrapping up this puzzle fundraiser! Thank you to everyone that has sponsored your puzzle pieces. And for those of you that haven't gotten around to it yet......there is still time! Get your sponsor in NOW! Sponsor AGAIN! 😍 I want to see all my friends that have traveled this adoption journey with us from the start (2012) to now bringing our son HOME! I ...

Summer Happenings Posted about over 8 years ago

It feels like I have not posted here or within our blog for a while.......and that's because we have just been soooo busy!  Hopefully you are also following us within our adoption group on FB.  If so you likely saw the pics and posts about last weekend's Large Yard Sale.  It was a lot of work, but it was worth it.  Thankfully we had some nice pieces of furniture and exercise equipment that ...

Brittany's Hope Grant and Foreshadowing Posted about over 8 years ago

As you can see our Puzzle Name Reveal Fundraiser is coming along. If you have sponsored a puzzle piece (s) already, look for your name and message here printed on the back of the puzzle.  So many dear friends and family, as well as some new friends are stepping out to help us work towards bringing him HOME.  Gosh, I can't wait until I can openly refer to him by his name.  Can you?  Only 192 mor...

Puzzle Update and Current Happenings Posted about almost 9 years ago

The Puzzle NAME Reveal fundraiser is proving to be fun!  I hope that you all are watching the puzzle be assembled, and have plans of sponsoring a puzzle piece or pieces yourself?  We need to get the entire puzzle assembled, so we can finally share his name with you all!  Even our kids are asking me each day what pieces we get to put together on the puzzle for that day.  <3  I get so tickled ...

Puzzle NAME Reveal - Fundraiser Posted about almost 9 years ago

OK everyone, we are ready to reveal our son's name......but let's have some fun with this! We have had a photo puzzle made from a current picture from his update and have had his name printed on the puzzle. This completed puzzle, will be hung in a clear frame front and back, to display all the wonderful friends and family that helped contribute towards bringing our son HOME.SO HOW DO YOU PLAY: ...

We Received an Update On Our Son Posted about almost 9 years ago

Sorry it has taken me awhile to write something, but as you have all probably noticed, we have been keeping quite busy.  I'm excited to share with you all an update we received on our son!  Once we have been given permission from China to pursue adopting our son, and that he was in fact matched with us, then you are allowed to request an update from the orphanage asking any developmental or med...

Our adoption just got updated to Child Identified Posted about almost 9 years ago

Our son was a waiting child from Guangdong, China. He has special needs.  His primary need is to have a family to call his own, but the secondary and medical need is that he has Beta Thalassemia Major.  This is a lifelong, inherited blood disorder that makes him transfusion dependent and in need of chelation medicine management.

See Our New Blog Posted about almost 9 years ago

Follow our new blog for up to date news on our process, stories, pics, and current fundraising events at   WaldmanAdoption.blogspot.comYou will also find there on the front page, an up to date fundraiser thermometer that will be a more accurate reflection of all the combined funds towards our adoption expenses (grants, fundraising earnings, PayPal and AdoptTogether donations).

Our Son's Special Needs Posted about almost 9 years ago

"Special Needs" means a lot of different things to different people. I would like to take this time to share a little bit about our precious son. This is our third international adoption from China, special needs. And I can tell you each adoption process as well as each of my children's secondary needs or medical conditions were different. My son's primary NEED, is to have a FAMILY that he ...

Thank YOU! Posted about almost 9 years ago

We haven't been up and running long, but we are already touched to see friends contributing and wanting to help us in this journey of love.  I've been working this evening on creating our adoption group for FB.  So keep your eyes peeled for this, and please join us.  It is going to be a magnificent adventure!  And Doug and I are honored to have you be a part of it!Blessings,Denise, Doug, Jace, ...