Sunday, April 6, 2014

Layout - love your smile

The Boy struggled through his prep year at school.  It took 6 months to finally have that diagnosis of hearing loss, and then another 2-3 months to be fitted with his first set of hearing aids. I cried when they told me he had such significant loss, not because I was sad, or scared - all that would come later. No, those first tears were of relief that we finally had an answer, finally something we could work towards, understand, and act on. 

The Boy struggled that year because without that diagnosis we couldn't access extra help for him at school, and he was falling further and taller behind at school. Once we had those magic words, things were put in motion for speech therapy, extra teacher aide hours, access to a Students With Disabilities teacher for an hour or two a week. I'm happy to report that now, a quarter of the way through year three, he has caught up in so many ways, and is actually reading and spelling above the average. He has a keen interest in science, good at maths, loves cooking, and adores anything to do with dogs. His ear team is ever expanding - we don't know where we would be without his audiology, speech pathology, ENT and education people!!

So today's layout celebrates that second big step - after diagnosis, the first set of hearing aids. Just over a year later he would be fitted with a Cochlear Implant for his left ear, but those first hearing aids made such a change to his life. His access to sound was switched on for the first time since he'd started losing his hearing, and it was exciting.




Layout recipe:
Card stock/paper: Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings collection, Whisper a White (SU!)
Stamp: journaling tag (Kaisercraft)
Ink: Walnut Stain (Ranger Inc)
Other: paperclip (SU!), brad (SU!), chipboard border and label border (Papermania), cream paint, charm, pearls (Kaisercraft), rub on ("your"), alphabet dies (Pep Squad, sizzix)

Challenges:
Scrap our stash: #13 spring colours, paperclip, journal card, 3d embellishments
Sketch'n'Stamp: sketch #54



27 comments:

  1. Such a precious layout - Thanks for playing along at Scrap Our Stash!

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  2. Beautiful layout! LOVE how you "framed" the pictures for more emphasis, just so creative! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!

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  3. Thanks for sharing you touching story with us!
    Your layout is beautifu!! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrap Your Stash.

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  4. Great job documenting such an awesome story! Wonderful take on the challenge! Thank you for linking up with Scrap Our Stash!

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  5. Such a fun layout! Thanks for playing along at Scrap Our Stash!

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  6. wonderful job on the challenges! Thanks for playing along with Scrap Our Stash! :)

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  7. What a heart warming story and with a happy ending! Such a precious page with beautiful elements! Thanks for sharing your wonderful page with us at Sketch N Scrap and Scrap Our Stash. xx

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  8. So sweet! Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch N Scrap!

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  9. Such a wonderful story and LO. Love the details and frame. Fantastic take! Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch N Scrap.

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  10. This is fabulous!!! Nicely done!

    Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap :-)

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  11. Super cute layout!! Thanks for joining us at Sketch n Scrap! :) Evie

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  12. Beautifully done! Thank you so much for joining us at SOS!

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  13. Wonderful documentation of such an important moment, kudos to yo and your family! Thank you for joining us at Sketch~n~Scrap!

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  14. awesome story-we'll have to trade some stories since my 9 YO son is (as of 2013) a bilateral CI wearer...I haven't been brave enough to scrap the hearing loss journey but after seeing your layout, I know it's time!!! Thanks for being inspired by our spring challenge this month at Scrap Our Stash! Kate xoxo

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  15. What a fun layout! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap.
    Surama

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  16. Beautiful layout and what a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing with Sketch-N-Scrap

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  17. What a great story to document! Thanks for playing along with SOS!
    e.

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  18. Wonderful story and beautiful layout! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Scrap Our Stash!

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  19. Cute!! Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch N Scrap!!

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  20. What a sweet story. I am so glad things are working out now, what a brave boy! And definitely a moment worth scrapping about! At least once...I love that the photos were of the reflection too. Sweet and symbolic. Best of luck with everything! Thanks for playing along with Scrap Our Stash!

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  21. Awww, what a wonderful documentation! Super sweet photos and layout! Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch N Scrap! :)

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  22. I love how you documented this for him for later! Thank you for sharing with us at Sketch N Scrap!

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  23. Fantastic take on the stash challenge as well! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrap Our Stash! :)

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  24. Your layout is beautiful!! The photos are so sweet! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!

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  25. Beautiful layout and adorable pictures. Thank you for joining us at Scrap Our Stash.

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  26. Adorable page
    xoxo and tks for playing with us at SOS
    Leila

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  27. What a gorgeous take on the sketch, and a precious moment to document. So happy that you finally got a proper diagnosis and that your son is catching up in school. Thanks for taking the time to join us at Sketch N Scrap! xx

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