Lindsay & Jason Get Married!

On June 28th, Matt's sister Lindsay married her longtime love Jason Ellerman. The wedding was in their hometown of Park Ridge and the reception at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston. Everything about the day was perfect and the bride couldn't have been more beautiful. We had a great time all weekend long-- it was great to spend time with Matt's family who all live out-of-state. Here are a couple more photos from the day...

Jason joins the family!

Megan & Justin

Matt & I

Preview

Tinley's Vacation in Plainfield

We spent the bulk of the 4th of July weekend in Florida (we mean Plainfield) at the Hyatt (we mean Stetzers) to give Tinley a bit of a vacation from the concrete jungle. Yet another fun car ride...


...and some cocktails by the pool...



...and some quality relaxation with Molly...

Heather @ 16 Weeks

Our 16 week doctor's appointment was on July 1 and we heard the peanut's heartbeat yet again. It dropped a bit to 155 bpm, from the previous 170 bpm at the 12 week mark. The doctor said that this is normal and it will continue to drop until the baby enters the "real world". We were talking about how crazy it is that a little baby's resting heartbeat starts off at 170 bpm+, then drops to ~110bpm when born, lowers again to 60-90 bpm as a toddler/young adult....and then slowly rises again well into his/her elder years. Crazy.

Anyway, Heather is definitely showing a bit more and has a few more pounds on the scale. The doctor says she looks great and is right on schedule.



Heather insists that she has felt the baby move a couple times, which is conceivable. The doctor said that it's often very subtle and increases in magnitude as she approaches the 20 week mark. December 18 is still the due date as of right now. We find out the sex in just under 4 weeks!

Heather @ 12 Weeks

Ok, Heather probably won't like the fact that I posted this picture. However, I think everyone would love to see the difference between 12 weeks and 40 weeks! Here's Heather a couple weeks ago after we cleared the 12 week hurdle. The little peanut has a heartbeat of 170 bpm. A lot of our friends/family insist that means we're having a girl. However, we're going to wait for the good doctor to give us the official decision in early August. She's not showing a whole lot, however, something tells me that will change!

Our first post

Welcome to theeathertons.com! Heather and I will be (hopefully) continually updating this site along the journey of our lives. We've got a busy couple of months ahead of us, with my sister's wedding in late June, a trip/wedding to Turks & Caicos in late July, and the expected delivery of our first peanut in December. We'll be sure to post as much information and photos as possible. We look forward to hearing from all of our friends and family.

Heather & Matt