you’re four months postpartum. It’s been a difficult recovery physically and emotionally, but Jack has been amazing. He was putting your daughter to bed in the nursery and you were going to shower. You take your clothes off and see yourself in the mirror. Quickly berating yourself for not losing the baby weight. Still having deep stretch marks. You feel angry when you see yourself. Your thoughts are interrupted by Jack walking in gently.

Oh my baby. What’s going on, beautiful? he wipes tears you didn’t even know had fallen