Hello BA world!  Nice to meet you.  I'm Blair.  I was flattered to be asked by Jen to be a part of this blog and excited to be one of the fabulous families that will be posting here about their BA journey and post-transplant lives.  This road we are on is not an easy one and it comforts me to be surrounded by people who, frankly, get it.

As for me, I am a Mom, wife and a photographer.  I have been with my husband for about 17 yrs and we’ve been married for about 14 of those.   His name is Ron and he is my rock.  Ron and I had decided not to have children but my son Lincoln had other plans for us.  Oops (a very good oops)!  J  We had him on March 7, 2006.  He was perfect..8lbs 12oz, 21.5”.  We fell in love with being parents and decided to have another child.   My youngest, Xander, was born on Nov. 17, 2007.  He was perfect too.  He was 8lbs and 21” long.  We were thrilled to have another son.  Brothers!  Unfortunately, our elation wouldn’t last long.

Since I had gestational diabetes with Xander, the docs had to monitor his blood sugars.  He would get poked on the foot periodically to check his level.  Our most excellent pediatrician noticed he was a tad jaundice and decided to check his bilirubin, not just the total but his direct and indirect.  Thank God for him.  He had seen Biliary Atresia once before and as soon as the test results came back he knew what to do.  He immediately sent Xander to a GI for more testing.  This is where our BA story begins.

As you will see in future posts, my favorite hobby in the world is photography.  I documented Xander’s journey with BA and his transplant.  I am not as eloquent with words as I would like to be so I’ll let my photos tell you his story…