The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Introducing Flora June Blair.
But we call her June.
She was born Friday night, May 7th, a little after 9:00. She weighed 6 lbs, and she’s 19 inches long.
We adore her. And think she’s extra cute when she yawns.
PS — I’ll be taking a blogging break this week. But Monday to Friday, I have all sorts of fantastic pregnancy and birth and adoption stories that will be posted in my absence. Yay!
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We currently live in a farmhouse in the French countryside. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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Wow!!! Congratulations on your baby girl :)
I agree, she’s super cute when she’s yawning . hope it all went well and you are home safe and sound. what a great mother’s day gift.
Enjoy these early days…once again!
Jill
Mazel Tov!!!
Hurray! We all knew it was going to happen within hours of your return home. Was there an exciting mad dash to get there after second-guessing yourself later? Many, many congratulations…
What a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! Congratulations!
Congratulations ! What a precious lil yawn :) Welcome to the world , little June !
Ah! She’s precious!
Congrats – and what a gorgeous yawn! Happy Mother’s Day!
LOVE the name BTW! It’s the middle name we named my middle child too. It’s so sweet but classic.
whoa… Ralph was kinda spot on for the name! She’s gorgeous… Happy Mothers Day 6 times over!
Congratulations! She’s gorgeous! Rest up!
She’s just perfect! Congratulations to you all :)
Congrats Blairs!
I figured I would come check to see if the baby was born and there was the post! I can’t wait to see more pictures of your little June!
Precious. Congrats!
Congratulations! What a special time you have ahead! And our babies are just a week apart. I love this sweet precious larger-that-life-yawning newborn phase!
xo
She is beautiful, I love the name, the yawn and the blanket :) Congrats – she ‘s perfect!
Welcome to the world little June!
Congratulations supermom!
Congratulations! I hope everything went smoothly and I can’t wait to hear the story and see more pictures!
She’s absolutely and utterly divine. And I love her name but particularly that you call her June. Gorgeous. Congratulations to you and your entire family – especially all the new big brothers and sisters. I wish you all enormous joy and happiness as you revel in each little thing she does.
Congratulations! I’ve been following your blog and have completely enjoyed it! :)
I LOVE the fact that you used the name Ralph and Co. wrote for the April Fools post! I really loved it then [the name] and I really love it now!
Congratulations!! :)
Precious! Congrats!!
Congratulations on yet another beautiful family member! Hope you’re resting, recovering and watching all of her family and friends welcoming her into the world. Gentle hugs to you and June. xoxo
Congratulations! She’s beautiful! What a wonderful early Mother’s Day present! Or as my 3-yr-old would say, “Happysmotherday!”
Congratulations, Gabi! Beautiful baby and beautiful name.
Oh my goodness! Many warm congratulations!
I love her name, and her sweet little yawn. Did Ralph know you were considering Flora, or did you decide to let him have a hand in naming her? Love June Blair. She sounds like a movie star.
Just realized it was the same name from Ralph’s April Fool post. I thought back then it was such a great idea and it’s even better now that it’s matched with this lovely little girl!
She is beautiful. Congratulations!
Congrats! She is beautiful!
Congratulations!! I bet her 5 older siblings are so happy & proud! She’s beautiful. Love the name too! Best wishes-
mazal tov!
oh, yeh!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
One week off? How will we get through the week?
One week off? Is that all a blogging mother of six gets these days????????
Please, please take time to enjoy the next week or two as fully as you can. Despite the lack of sleep, I love that comforting and magical time when a baby is first born when it is just our family cuddled in focusing just on ourselves….its such a short itme.
And, actually, May is so busy…..when our may baby was born, we stopped on the way home from the hospital to a baseball game, then an end of the year celebration at kids school the next day….but after things slowed down at end of may, we took our couple of weeks!
Enjoy!!!!!!!! We’ll miss you…..
Oh Gabrielle, she is divine. Congratulations mama!
Congrats! June is so lovely!
Wishing you all the best.
Congratulations!! She is beautiful and I love her name. It fits so well with all your others! Hope you are feeling good!!
She is so adorable!! Congratulations!!
Congratulations! June is so beautiful!!
Congrats! She is gorgeous and I love the name! I hope you’ll share how you came up with both Flora & June.
Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love her name!
Congratulations on your gorgeous baby! The name is so sweet.
Congrats G! She’s beautiful! And take a well deserved break, will you?? xoxo
She’s beautiful. Happy, happy Mother’s Day.
congratulations!
the cuteness is making me want to rethink my “one is enough” policy. :)
Fabulous! What a beautiful baby and name. Congrats!
Congrats to your whole family! You must all be brimming with excitment!
Congratulations!! She is just as cute as you say.
Absolutely precious!! Congratulations a hundred time over!
Congratulations! Beautiful name for a beautiful little girl.
Hooray!!!!! Soooo very happy for you! I was thinking of you all weekend and wondering if the big event had happened yet or not. What a great Mother’s Day present for you! Wishing you and your newly expanded family all the best!!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful! So happy for you and your family!
Wonderful wonderful. Congratulations to you all. LOVE her name. My grandmother’s middle name was Flora and my currently visiting from Australia aunt’s name is June. I agree, extra cute while yawning!
Congratulations!
So happy for you!! Congrats to your whole family.
OMG!!!!! She’s is beautiful, Gabby. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations! I can’t believe it’s been 9 mos already! She’s a sweetheart :)
Oh my she’s so perfect! Congratulations to your whole family!
Congrats to all the Blairs! She is a beautiful addition to your family.
What wonderful news to wake up to on a Monday morning! Thank you for sharing!
She is pretty darn cute…
She is beautiful!! Congratulations! I love the name…. so perfect.
So dear. Congrats!
What a beautiful baby — love the name! Take good care and many congrats!
The first days home with a new baby are so precious. Enjoy!
Sweetness and light. Congratulations to you and your family!
Congratulations! I love her name. Enjoy her!
Wonderful news! I love the name–just perfect :) Enjoy this special week with your little girl!
A big hug and kiss to welcome Flora June! Love to your whole big family.
Congratulations! What a lovely gift for Mother’s Day weekend! Best wishes to you and your adorable family.
Wonderful news. I am so happy for you, and yes she is super cute when she yawns!
Flora June is a great name for a perfect baby. Congratulations!
Enjoy your beautiful little baby. She’s awfully sweet looking!
Congratulations Gabby! She’s beautiful! =) What a perfect Mother’s Day gift!!
She’s absolutely perfect. Well done & Congratulations!
Such exciting news, and a very adorable picture! Congrats!
Hello June~ What a doll you are. Congratulations on your cute new family. They are adorable and will love you forever!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! She is beautiful! I have been following your blog through your pregnancy (and mine–we had our third, a little girl, Katherine Elizabeth on May 3rd!) and have really enjoyed all of the prgnancy stories, as well as all of the other fun stuff! So gald that little June and Mama are doing well! God Bless you and your family!
So beautiful! Hope you’re feeling well!
Oh goodness, she is so precious!!! Congratulations! :D
How lovely. By all means take a break and enjoy a good long baby cuddle.
Congratulations!!! What an awesome and fitting addition to your Mother’s Day weekend. She’s gorgeous!
Oh congratulations Mama!!! Love her name. Enjoy your babymoon!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!!! What a great name. :)
Congratulations! She’s adorable! May God bless her and your beautiful family!
Oh, perfection!! Many congrats, Blair family! Welcome, June!
Steph
Congratulations, and what a beautiful name for a lovely little baby!
Jumping up and down with joy! Hurray! Sending my best wishes…
She’s adorable! Congratulations and have a great first week with her :)
Oh, Congratulations! She is just adorable!!! My third is Flora Jane Frances, so I was hoping there might be some truth in Ralph’s post. And, hot dog!It’s just a gorgeous name in my book, as is June. Ok, logging off now because you’re giving me baby fever!!
congratulations!!!! wishing you all the best ~
Many congratulations to you and your beautiful little one!
Congratulations! She is so beautiful.
congratulations! she is beautiful!
Oh! She is precious! Congratulations to the whole Blair family. Happy Mother’s Day indeed.
Big yawn! Beautiful name! Big congrats!
HOOOORAY!!!!! Congratulations! Love to you & the whole family!
Congratulations!!!
Beautiful baby, name, and photo!
Enjoy your sweet baby girl. :)
Congratulations. She just looks like a Blair! (As she should.) Welcome, sweet Flora June!
Congrats! She is so cute and I love her name!
Congratulations! She is adorable!
Congratulations! June is beautiful!
Gigantic congratulations to the entire Blair family!
Oh…I love her, Gabby. Congratulations and love to all the Blair family. Her name is beautiful. (I was hoping for Flora! June was on my list of favorite names, too.) Rest. Be well. Enjoy that sweet little girl. XOXOXO
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