Pictures

Jessica's first day of First Grade!

Rocky loves the girls!
Our campsite at Knoebels!
The tunnel on the train ride!
Our flat, mutilated tire!
The girls and their best friend Kathleen at the SUMC Dinner Theatre, Wizard of Oz.

Rachel and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.
Oh yeah, Daddy took them on a helicopter ride!!

Mommy didn't know about it until after they landed safely!

Monster Truck Madness!
The original, BigFoot! Jessica's favorite!

Ultrasound Day

Well, we went to our Doctor's appointment today and had the ultrasound done!! Our little room was filled with excited people. Of course there was Mommay and Daddy, but we also brought along, Jessica, Rachel and Gee Gee! Everyone waited nervously as the technician measured each little part - the heart, the brain, the leg bones, etc. They checked for cleft palate and lip and anything else that might show up! Finally after all that, she announced . . . . It's a Girl! Needless to say the girls were very excited! They didn't show too much emotion but the smiles on their faces were priceless. Mommy and Daddy probably did a little "oh no" sigh! Gee Gee was just as happy as could be!

You were right Kathleen - we're just like Full House now!! Everybody better keep us in their prayers as we enter the teenage years! We'll be starting the wedding funds soon too! Just kiddin. . .. we are also very excited! It's actually a relief, because I know now that I don't have to buy a whole new wardrobe and toys for a boy. I just have to dig through the 8 tubs of clothes I kept from the first 2!

So that's it! Now we wait another 20 weeks! Oh geez, its going to be a long winter! Wish me luck!

A lot to talk about...

I've taken a lot of grief from all of you since I haven't updated the blog lately! So I'm using my lunch hour to try to get the main points covered.

Since I last wrote, the girls are back in school, tumbling, baton twirling, kids club and anything else you can imagine. Jessica is enjoying 1st grade. She was selected to participate in the Enrichment program with the Gifted Support Teacher!! We're so proud of her! Rachel is doing well with preschool although she does put up a little struggle for Gee Gee when it's time to go. She missed 2 days due to illness and now she thinks she can get out of school if she says she is sick. She catches on fast. Tomorrow she is the star student and is asked to bring in pictures of her family. We so proud of her too!

Jessica started a baton twirling clinic last week. Tonight is her second lesson. She is catching on really quickly too. They are already learning to toss the baton and roll it over their arms, legs elbows and neck!! It might be because she is the only student! I guess twirling is a lost art!
Rachel will start tumbling again tonight and Jessica will start again next month.

We went on a mini vacation last weekend - camping at Knoebels with Gparents Beaghan. The girls really enjoyed them selves and didn't want to leave of course. Daddy and GDad had fun riding rides and being a big kid! GMom always loves spending time with the kiddo's and Mommy enjoyed some quiet time to herself on Sunday!! The adventure started on the way home, when the pop-up camper blew a tire on 81 North of Harrisburg. After the AAA guy fixed the tire we realized our lights were on the entire time and our battery was dead!! Needless to say the AAA guy earned his $ that day! And this is why we don't vacation often!! BAD LUCK follows us everywhere!

Tomorrow marks the 20th week of pregnancy - - 1/2 way!! We also have an ultrasound schedule tomorrow at 2:15! We hope to report the baby's gender on the next blog posting!!!

I'll try to post some pictures tonight!

The HONDA

The girls are so excited. We've made the decision to buy a new vehicle, a "mini-van", or as Jessica calls it "a slide open door"! We went yesterday to test drive the Honda Odyssey. They fell in love with it and now we don't have a choice - we have to get a minivan. Apple Honda actually let us test drive an 05 for the weekend! So we went driving around today. Here are a few pict's from our stop at Gee Gee and Pop Pop's.

Not much happening lately!

I know I fell of the blog bandwagon for a week. Not too much to report on now that I'm back! The biggest news is that school is about to start. Jessica goes back on Tuesday Sept 2 and Rachel on Wed the 3rd. Both are very excited to meet their new teachers. Jessica will have Mrs. Graham and Rachels preschool teacher is Mrs. Copulus. We went back to school shopping - just the girls - - and had a good time. Jessica really wanted a High School Musical Backpack - and of course she got it! She also got a HSM T-shirt and HSM sneakers. She has only seen the first HSM, but it's her favorite movie right now. Poor Rachel didn't really get anything. She has so many hand-me-downs, it's hard to buy anything new for her! We got away with it this year, but I think she'll throw a bigger fit next year!

They are also about to start gymnastics again. Jessica has been practicing her hand stands and Rachel her foward rolls. Neither can do backward rolls yet - so we'll be working on that! They really enjoyed watching the US Gymnastics team in the Olympics. Jessica thinks one day she'll be good enough to go to the Olympics too. She wondered if she goes though, if she would really be there or if she would just watch herself on TV? So cute the way a 6 year old thinks!

This weekend, we are going to the Monstor Truck show at the Buck! The Craigs got a group together, so we thought we would rope Gee Gee and Pop Pop into going with us. I just need to make sure we have lots of earplugs! I'm worried Jessica won't like it because it will be loud. She didn't care much for the fireworks because it was too loud - -I can't imagine what she'll think after this!

Baby #3 is doing fine. Heartrate is still in the 150's according to my doppler. We go next Friday for our next appointment. The nauseau is bearable now, but I recently had a migraine that put me down for a day or so. I've never had migraine before, and I don't care to ever have one again! I'm also in full maternity gear now at 16 weeks - the belly is growing quite rapidly. I think I'm also feeling some of the little flutter movements, but no kicks yet.

See told you, there's not much going on around here lately!

A quick update!

We've had a few quiet days. Jessica completed her theatre class last week. She really enjoyed it although she was nervous about being on stage. Friday was the 'recital' where the parents and grandparents were invited to watch. Gee Gee, Aunt Jean, Rachel and Daddy all went to see our star on stage. She was the only one whose paperbag mask was upside down!! We're so proud!!

Last week was also Vacation Bible School. Rachel is now old enough to go too. They LOVE bible school. Our neighbor is the coordinator and she puts everything she has into it. It's really a great program. The comments we received from the kids teachers were all very positive. Rachels teacher even said she would take 20 kids like Rachel in her class everyday! She really knows how to charm people! Jessica made a really tight bond with her teacher, Donna K.

The girls had a sleepover with Gee Gee and Pop Pop Tuesday night. They love sleepovers! I think they just love to get away from Mommy and Daddy for a night. They are usually allowed to stay up late at a sleep over too. Pop pop took them for tractor rides and Gee Gee put them to work at the junkyard, picking up metal (bolts etc) for scrap. They spent a few hours at the playground with their best friend Kathleen Pasta! We'll be joining the Pasta's for the S-Town Methodist Church Summer Dinner Theatre on Saturday too. This years production is The Wizard of Oz!

They also got in big trouble yesterday. The rules are they are allowed to play in our yard and the 2 adjoining neighbors yard - but they are not allowed to leave the yards. Yesterday, an ice cream/snack truck went by and they all walked down the sidewalk to the stop sign to see the ice cream truck (of course with no money). I caught them out of the yard and that was the end of that! I didn't even yell at them, just explained very calmly that they broke the rules. Jessica was so upset and cried for about 10 minutes - really crying too, not just fake tears. Rachel cried because Jessica was crying. It was kinda funny! I just wonder if they learned their lesson!

On the baby front, I've been feeling crappy. I have a lot of nausea still and feel completely exhausted. I have a feeling this one's a girl since I feel much the same as the last 2 times. We'll let you know when we set up the trust for the weddings! I can no longer wear my regular clothes and I only have about 5 materninty items for summer weather! I've never really needed summer clothes! I'm thankful we have a relaxed dress code at work - jeans and T-s everyday!

On other baby news, we have a new addition to the Hersey family. My cousin Kayla Tompkins had a baby boy on Tuesday morning. Grayson Michael was born at 12:17 am weighing in at 8lbs 5oz and 22 inches long. After what sounds like a grueling labor and deliver, everyone is doing OK. Congratulations Kayla and Wayne and Welcome to the family Grayson!!

Do you believe in aliens?

I now know aliens do exist and they live among us!! And I have proof! Just see for yourself!

Now tell me you don't believe in aliens too? This is actually Baby Beaghan #3 and is a spitting image of Daddy in the morning! Obviously, we had our Dr. appointment today and they graciously gave us pictures of our little one. The good news is that everything looks good so far. We won't know official results of the genetic testing for another week or so, but the Dr. gave us a good opinion so far. The ultrasound was amazing. They did most of the exam with the normal 2D resolution which was a better resolution than most radiologist equipment. I wish we had a few of those pictures. We could see the baby moving all around - kicking so hard at times that he/she looked like a swimmer kicking off from the side of the pool. Amazingly, I still can't feel any of that movement yet.

We will be offically 13 weeks tomorrow. Only 2 trimesters to go! Not too much more to report on. Enjoy the photos!