The tennis star shares her two daughters with husband Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams is embracing her postpartum body.

On Monday, the tennis star, 42, shared a picture of herself on Instagram, wearing a bikini and holding her 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 daughter Adira, 5 months, while on a boat. In the photo, Williams had on a white two-piece, wearing big sunglasses and posing with her foot in front of the other.

The mom of two took a minute to honor all her body has been through the past few months in her caption, acknowledging that it was all “worth it.”

“Loving yourself is essential. I find that I have to remind myself of that self-love through all different stages in my life. Right now I love that my body is not picture perfect,” she began her caption.

“I love that I smell like milk – that milk sustains @adiraohanian I love getting to know a new version of my body. It is a change, but it’s a change that has been well worth it.”

“So start this week, knowing that you are loved, and that starts with you. Ok, now I’m about to go to the gym 🤪 Serena,” the professional athlete concluded her caption.

Williams shares her two daughters — Adira and Olympia, 6 — with husband Alexis Ohanian, 40.

In January, the couple kicked off the new year by sharing photos of a special trip to the Caribbean with their older daughter.