Jocelyne admitted that some days are easier than others, like at the Festival in August when Monique’s son Mickey got four teeth at once.
“He was pretty crabby and Monique wasn’t sleeping, and neither was I because he was crying,” Lamoureux-Davidson said. “But knowing that it’s not going to last forever is one of the best pieces of advice … those days where they’re not sleeping, and you still have to get up and train, or we’re traveling and we’re exhausted. Then, you find moments where they fall asleep and you enjoy it, and appreciate all of the little things, because you know it won’t last forever. Nelson is already getting a little too big to fall asleep in my arms, so I kind of soak it in when he does.”
Monique and Jocelyne share their story in an attempt to inspire, whether it’s as an Olympic gold medalist, an athlete returning to elite-level competition after having a child, or a mother going back to work.
“If we can be a voice for other women to relate to, I think we’re happy to do that,” Lamoureux-Morando said. “We’ve also been all over the country, and we’ve had the opportunity to meet hundreds of kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods. To be able to interact with kids, and hopefully inspire them to do great things, that’s an amazing opportunity for us. Hopefully, we can continue to inspire the way we’ve been inspired.”
