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're currently living in a farmhouse in the French countryside. It is dreamy as can be. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
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Congratulations!! Love her name, so sweet.
Congratulations to you and your family. She is beautiful!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
congrats gabby and fam. she is perfect.
Congratulations to you and your family!! And June is one of my very favorite names!! I love that you used it, and it fits in so well with your others. As much as I’ll miss the blog, I do hope you take off a bit more than a week–you deserve it, to recuperate and have a babymoon with your adorable new little girl!
Congratulations! What a beautiful name for a beautiful baby- and she looks just like your girls!
Congrats!!
Hooray. Congrats to you and your family!
Hooray Hooray!
Love that face! With that big yawn, it’s like she’s saying, “Yup, I’m here. What’s everybody fussing around for??”
Congratulations! And now I feel like a trendsetter (for the first time ever I think), because we have a baby June, too! Born August ’09. GREAT name! Nicely done. : )
my friend, steph [adv. in babywearing] pointed me here. she was wondering what cute name you’d pick next and you’ve done a wonderful job again. i’m a mama to 5 and hope to be blessed with a 6th sometime, too. congratulations…enjoy these precious days!
Congratulations! She is so beautiful!
Congratulations, Blair family!! Welcome to the world, baby girl!
Congratulations to you and your family! What a beautiful baby with a lovely name to match. Enjoy your sweet little bundle!
Congratulations Gabby!!! She is beautiful!
Congratulations, Blairs! June is just lovely.
Beautiful photo – brought happy tears to my eyes. What a splendid Mother’s Day weekend for you. Pure loveliness!
Oh she’s BEAUTIFUL! And her name is so perfect.
Congratulations, to all of you. xoxo
I double checked, but yes, I love that your son Ralph had revealed her name as being Flora on the April Fool’s post. When you later said that you hadn’t decided on any names I was sad cause I thought Flora Blair sounded so cute. Excited you used it! Congrats!
Congrats! She is lovely!
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! She is beautiful! And the fact that she was born Mother’s Day weekend makes me a little weepy. Did she KNOW we were all writing our birth stories while she percolated away?
hooray, hooray, hooray! she is precious.
Congratulations! sleep…
She is soooo beautiful Gabby!! I love her name too! I hope her life is filled with happiness and joy!!
Beautiful baby, beautiful name. Congratulations to you all!
Congratulations! I love her name! See such a cute newborn yawn makes me ever more excited for niece/nephew #6 to arrive this fall!
oh, what a beautiful little one! congratulations! she shares a birthday with my son. :)
Congratulations on your beautiful wee one! Could a yawn be ANY cuter?!?? Love har name, too. Enjoy!
Congratulations! I love her name and her little baby yawn!
Congratulations!
Wonderful!!!!!!! Congratulations to you and yours!!!
congrats!!! She is adorable. And I LOVE the name(s)- June was at the top of our list for Sylvia. Do you think you will ever call her Junebug?
Enjoy your little moments of peace with her, quick healing, and hopeful for long stretches of rest for you and baby!
I love it–She’s teeny!! Congratulations to your whole family. I hope you are feeling well. I have TWO nieces with that birthday–it’s a great day.
(oh, and that BLANKET. perfection.)
Oh, she’s gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful new addition to your family! Hurrah!!!!
Oh, June! She’s perfectly lovely! Congratulations, Blairs!
Congratulations!!!! Just precious!!
HOORAY! She’s precious!
Congratulations! She is beautiful! Love the name, and I personally find May 7th an awesome birthday! Enjoy!!!!
She’s perfect, Gabby. Just perfect.
Congratulations to you all. :)
God bless you and your sweet little girl. I love her name. You should check out Flora and Henri Co., they have the coolest kids clothing. Get lots of rest. :)
Welcome June! Just wait to see what’s in-store for you, little one. Congrats Blair family! She is beautiful….a May baby named June. On Mother’s Day, none the less, the perfect gift. I love it.
Congratulations! What a beautiful girl.
Been checking on you every day…yay for June in May!!
I love the name June :) She is definitely a Blair baby! So gorgeous.
Such a beautiful lady with a gorgeous name. Congratulations!
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Congrats Gabrielle. I love the name June and the name Flora. Enjoy your week :)
Congratulations to you and your family! It’s a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! I guess this is the real one since April’s fools was gone, hahahaha.
Blessings to you and your perfect family! Haven’t you thought about making a movie like “Cheaper by the dozen”? in your case would be the half dozen! Enjoy!!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
Congratulations to you and your family!! She’s a little cutie!
She’s delightful. Congratulations to everyone!
(After 5 other little ones – you probably know this already: baby cheeks are yummy! :))
She is perfection. So thrilled for all of you!
Welcome to the world Flora June and congrats to the whole Blair family. And I LOVE that you went with Ralph’s name. Adorable. Congrats again!
Congratulations! What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl!
i’ve been waiting all weekend to hear the name!
i love it. you’re the best baby namer.
Wonderful! Congratulations — June is a beautiful name!
YAY! welcome baby june. you have the best. mama. ever. ;-)
she’s beautiful gabby!
xoxo
jos
Oh, Gabby! She’s gorgeous! So happy for you all.
She is absolutely perfect. Congratulations!
I have a June myself, so I am partial to the name. Congrats, she looks great!
Auguri to you all!! How exciting to finally have her here!
Hooray for another Blair baby! Another totally cool name, June…so fitting! Love the yawning photo by the way. Is that Olive?! Geez. She is so beautiful and grown up. Congrats Blair Family! :) We miss you!
Congrats Gabby! I love the name:)
I think you deserve a blogging break! ;-)
Well done & congratulations. She is precious x
Aw, Gabby — I am so excited for you all. June is beautiful, and one lucky little girl to be born into your beautiful Blair family. Enjoy! xo
Congratulations and Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy your rest and recuperation.
A million congratulations to you and your beautiful family!
Enjoy this time
Enjoy — a half dozen even means someone can sit on the bench during the b’ball game. She is precious & I’m with those who say, wow, only a week off?
So sweet! Congrats. I can’t wait to see more photos. Love the name!
Congratulations!
What an adorable photo! Congratulations!! And…I {love} her name. So unique and perfect all together. Best wishes to your new family!
Congratulations! She is so precious.
Congratulations, sweet Gabby!
Welcome lovely Flora June! Congrats to the mama, the hubs and the very lucky sibs =)
Congratulations!
As we say around here…she’s Perfection on a Platter! Congratulations!
so much cuteness!
Oh wow! Congratulations, what a beautiful name for a beautiful baby~
Yay, Gabrielle! Congrats, enjoy all of that newborn loveliness! Jodi
Welcome Flora! Can’t wait to see the new designs she will inspire….
Congrats! Sweet lying-in wishes for Mom, baby and the whole Blair family.
Congratulations (for real this time)!!! She is gorgeous and I hope you are resting and enjoying this time as much as you can! Can’t wait to hear more about this new little one!
CONGRATULATIONS!! that’s fantastic! she’s adorable – hope you are well and being pampered during this special time! Enjoy!
Congrats to the Blair clan! June is a perfect addition.
She’s so cute! I love the name!
Thanks for not picking Edith!
She’s beautiful, Gabrielle. Congratulations to you and your family!
Congratulations!!!
Did Ralph get to name her??? She is beautiful. Congratulations!
Congratulations! Beautiful baby and names to go with her! Enjoy and take a break when you can. Love your blog!
Congratulations! I love that you picked the name that the munchkins April fooled you with! I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Congrats on the arrival of little June. She looks adorable.
What a beauty! Congratulations, please get rest when you can, don’t be afraid to ask for help and get plenty of food and water!!! I got very drained and dehydrated after my little girl was born. Enjoy every minute with her, even the stinky ones. lol
A beautiful name for a beautiful baby. Congrats on your bundle. Cherish your time together as a family.
She is GORGEOUS! Congratulations
congratulations, she is so beautiful! I don’t even know you but I do follow your blog and I feel as if I have earned the right to be very excited for your new baby:)
Congrats!!! She is absolutely adorable.
Congratulations on such a beautiful baby girl! And her name is a delight.
Wishing you all a happy babymoon…
Huge congrats!!! She’s adorable, love that she has Ralph’s April Fool’s name. Can’t wait to hear your birth story! x
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