by Stephany Maurais | Jul 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
There are days I catch a glimpse of her—the woman I used to be, before motherhood rewrote me from the inside out. Sometimes she visits me in a flash of memory: walking through a store with nothing but her keys and her thoughts, or lying on the couch on a quiet Sunday...
by Stephany Maurais | Jul 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
I hear it often — from friends, from strangers, from well-meaning voices repeating the same refrain:“You need a break.”“Just get away for a bit.”“Take time for yourself — away from the kids.” And I get it. I really do. Motherhood is relentless. It stretches us, drains...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Before becoming a mother, I thought I’d be the one doing all the teaching. I pictured myself answering curious questions with gentle wisdom, modeling patience and compassion, guiding tiny feet through life’s big moments. I imagined lessons about kindness, sharing,...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s something quietly powerful about watching the person you love become a parent. You expect it to change your life—but what surprises you is how deeply it changes them, and how sacred it feels to witness it up close. It’s not just the big moments. It’s not the...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s not everyone’s choice, and that’s okay. But for us, sharing a room with our children has never felt like a compromise. It’s felt like comfort. Like connection. Like a quiet kind of magic that wraps around all of us as we drift to sleep under the same roof, in the...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
There are parts of motherhood I dreamed about long before I ever held my baby in my arms. I pictured the quiet magic of first cries and sleepy-eyed mornings. I imagined wrapping myself around this tiny new life, heart swelling with a love so big it would change...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
I watch her toddle across the kitchen floor, soft curls bouncing with every step, and I can’t help but stare at her tiny feet. They were the first part of her I really studied when she was placed in my arms—wrinkled, pink, impossibly small. I remember thinking...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Picture I Had in My Head Before I became a mother, I imagined breastfeeding as this serene, instinctual moment—me, holding my baby in soft morning light, bonding effortlessly. I pictured peace. Wholeness. Simplicity. And while those moments have absolutely come,...
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s a version of stay-at-home motherhood that exists in Pinterest boards and magazine covers—one that smells like fresh banana muffins and looks like perfectly coordinated matching outfits. But for those of us who live it every day, the truth is much more layered....
by Stephany Maurais | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
⸻ The Usual Reactions: “You’ve Got Your Hands Full!” When people hear I have three kids under three, their eyes often widen. I get the comments —“You must be busy!” or “You’ve got your hands full!” And yes, it’s true. My days are full. Full of...
