Time for the weekly check in. How am I doing? We all came down with a bug after travelling. I’m very tired and having difficulty breathing. Hubby is on the rebound already and the boy never gets as ill as we do.

High anxiety still. I’m trying to have more fun though. I’ve been putting a lot of pressure on myself as a parent. I read that changing perspective can be helpful and encouraging autonomy in children is key to that. He is already a little person with his own wants and needs and will achieve things in his own time. Allowing him the freedom to be himself, gives me some freedom to step back mentally. The article also said that fun was essential. Hence trying to incorporate more fun.

I’ve been enjoying reading, watching Cobra Kai and playing a few minutes of Final Fantasy (literally only a few minutes because my boy keeps intervening).

I’m feeling more anxious about my body again, specifically my belly. It is something that I have always not enjoyed about myself. I’m glad that my belly helped me to have my son. It is pretty incredible being nature’s 3D printer. It kept him safe. And even though I put on weight during breastfeeding, eating helped me to take better care of my son because I was exhausted all of the time and it helped to keep my mood more even. Now that things are in a better place I can focus on trying to lose some weight.