Well I can't believe it's been a year already since we saw Amanda. I don't know how we made it through. Adam and I had such a 'nice' anniversary day today. We had a mass said for Amanda at church which was quite emotional, followed by breakfast. We then went to Babies R Us to buy some blankets and clothes to donate to the bereavement program at the hospital. We went and bought birthday balloons as well for our balloon release. Adam and I started off with three balloons to release however one of our cats got a hold of one and had a little too much fun with it, so we were left with two balloons! We each wrote a message to her on one and the other just said Happy Birthday. We went to her gravesite to deliver her Christmas baskets and a pink heart balloon. We then went to Hopkinton State Park to release our balloons into the sky. One made it up high and the other got caught in the trees, it was a bit windy!! We made our way to the hospital next to deliver our donation, they were very grateful. Next we went to see the ultrasound technician and genetic counselor who had sent us flowers, we wanted to thank them. To our surprise Nancy asked if we wanted a quick ultrasound of AJ so of course we said yes! All looks well, thanks to Amanda! We ended the evening with dinner and a birthday cake for Amanda. It was a very memorable day, bittersweet, but a family day that we plan on making a yearly tradition. We will never forget Amanda, she will always be in our hearts and minds forever. Happy Birthday Amanda, we love and miss you so much!!