Having just one child helps with the balance I think, no idea how we’d manage 2+.
Family- have a great connection with DD and good balance spending 3 full days with her plus holidays and seeing her 2-3 hours in evenings on other days plus usually breakfast and lunch together on WFH days. She has a good balance with 2 days in nursery, one with me, one with DH and one with grandparents. Weekends we like to get out and about as a family to parks, soft play, swimming, library, cafes, for walks, to meet friends, visit family etc. Connection with DH was a bit poor but we’re getting back on track, still some things to work on though which are connected to health.
Friends- those who have kids I see with DD, those without I can only manage evening phone calls, texts and very occasional meet ups. I feel guilty as I struggled with infertility for years and would have hated to be left out by those with children, but to be fair my two closest friends have kids too so that’s probably why we mostly do stuff with the kids.
Work- I’m doing ok, work 4 days compressed, just got promoted but struggling with concentration and worrying about whether I’m managing all tasks and performing as well as I could be.
Health - thankfully nothing at all serious but the number of colds, flu, sickness bugs, hand foot and mouth etc since DD started nursery has been intense! We do really struggle with the balance when we’re all ill. Exercise I don’t do much of. Go for walks with DD or on my lunch break, and occasional swim whilst DH watches her, I’m ok about it though.
Hobbies- I don’t really have any, when DD is asleep I’m content to read, watch tv, play ps5/ switch and when someone else watches her get occasional dates with DH to cinema, theatre, dinner etc.
Housework is the one that goes out the window most often, think we need a cleaner.