WOW! I came across this picture from when Sofie was a baby. It has taken me a long time to scrapbook this. The Key to my Heart special could not have been MORE perfect!
I love this layout, but it saddens me as I look at Sofie then and she was so full of life, making eye contact. She looked like a perfectly developing baby. What happened? Autism really does steal you child. Then you get back a shell of them. And you work SO hard to get them to do anything! She has come so far but yet consistently remains 2 1/2 years behind. It is so frustrating. I am glad I captured this moment. I guess it doesn’t pay to look back. So, I’ll keep pluggin’ ahead!
Sarita,
How precious this picture is of your girls. I too have a son with autism and when I look back at his baby pictures with the gleam in his eyes, all full of life, only to see that life sucked away months later just pains me. He is now 13. He is not be the child I thought he would be, he is just better! I say this because he has taught me so much, just like I’m sure your daughter has. I see life through different eyes. Your layout is absolutely beautiful and a true testament of why we scrapbook. sorry for rattling on, I get that way sometimes.
God Bless,
Jennifer
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