• Hi, I’m Blair.

    A sweet Southern girl. Married 4+ years to a devilishly handsome man. Harrison est. October 14, 2009. Miscarriage survivor. Reflux warrior. Battling postpartum depression. Working mom that drinks entirely too much caffeine in the morning. Over-sharing extraordinaire. Hates celery & liars. Loves chocolate chip cookies & to-do lists. "Blair" is my pen name.
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    My Little Buffalo

Tummy Time = Nap Time

and yes, that is my kid face-planted on his mat, compliments of the exhausting efforts of Tummy Time.  I’ve already gotten up 10 times to turn his face to the left or right, but he keeps moving it to a full on make-out session with the printed monkey. Also, please note the canine passed out [...]

Good thing I cleared the laundry off the guest bed since Aunt Flo showed up this morning.

Last night (or technically, this morning), I was up at 2:30 am with a crying, wide-awake, refusing-to-be-soothed Harrison.  When the four o’clock hour drew near, I thought “No way could this be worse.” But then I got awful stomach cramps.   Five minutes later, I thought, “Well, nothing could be worse than a screaming baby & [...]

I love Starbucks, but for the sake of maternity leave, I brew at home.

Nate & I have developed a new code to describe my day where he asks, “What does your coffee cup look like today?” Translation: Is our child behaving & letting you be sane or is he being a jackass? For when Harrison is an angelic little babe, he swings happily for a good 45 minutes [...]

This morning, my heart completely stopped.

Which is a rational reaction when you wake up at 6:30am on a Saturday, roll over & snuggle your husband, murmuring “Thanks for taking night duty, babe. I really needed the sleep.” and he rubs his bleary eyes & says, “What are you talking about?” My heart stopped. My entire world stopped. Because I realized [...]

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo….

A big, massive, donkey-sized thank you to those who commented or offered encouragement last night. I felt like I was at the end of my rope (& how quickly I got there after only 11 days!) & I definitely felt encouraged. & got a ton of excellent tips, most of which have been implemented in [...]

Sleep Training for Momma.

Training myself to sleep when he sleeps is not as easy as it sounds. This, coming from the Former Collegiate Heavyweight Champion of Napping. But once he’s asleep & I lay down, all I can think of are things that need to be done — laundry, dishes, bottles, emails, blogging, ordering pictures, etc. I know. [...]

We’re going to call this new segment, "Never Have I Ever."

aka all of those things I SWORE I’d never do prior to parenting. Oh, yes. I’m doing this & thus opening myself to cheers, jeers, & cyber-”I-told-you-so’s.” & so we begin what will undoubtedly be the next few years of Blair’s “Never Have I Ever.” Pre-parenting motto: “I will NEVER co-sleep with my child!” Exhibit [...]