Alhamdulillah - I reverted, and I need a bit more advice, please

As-salamu alaykum. Alhamdulillah, I reverted recently, and I’m grateful for the kindness and advice so far - it’s helped a lot, but I have a few more questions if anyone doesn’t mind. A little backstory: a while ago I posted about how grieving for a family from Gaza pulled me toward Islam. I couldn’t reply to every single message (and that old post is locked), but I read and appreciated them all - even saved screenshots of some helpful replies. One person gave my post a heart award which I didn’t expect but really liked. Also, someone DM’d me a bunch of resources - YouTube links, Arabic learning help for future Quran recitation, and FAQs answered by Muslims. My DMs are a bit glitchy so I can’t respond there, but I can see the messages and I’m slowly working through the links. I know that took time to put together, so thank you. I reverted privately - just me and Allah (swt) in my little flat. I said the shahada sincerely, and in Arabic since I’ve been learning the language anyway. I’ve been going to the local masjid for about seven months and I know some of the people there, but many are born Muslim and I feel a bit out of place. They’re kind, but they aren’t exactly close friends, and I often feel like I’m doing this alone. I know Allah (swt) is with me and that people at the masjid do care, but I still feel isolated. So I’m sharing some worries here that I feel more comfortable saying online than bringing up in person - odd, I know, but here we are. 1) My hair is bright blue. If I want to fix it fast I could dye it brown so it looks natural, but that’s another chemical dye and not my real colour. Alternatively I could let the blue fade naturally over time so my true hair comes back, though it’ll take longer. I see pros to both choices. Which approach feels better from a practical and Islamic perspective? 2) Sometimes I lose track of which rakat I’m on in prayer. What should I do when that happens? Is it common for others to lose track like this? Any practical tips to stay focused or recover gracefully? 3) My mum is very committed to Judaism. During my atheist/agnostic phase she became a bit passive-aggressive about trying to ‘fix’ me - inviting me to synagogue a lot, texting Torah verses for motivation, giving Hanukkah gifts, all that. Now I’ve reverted, I don’t feel right participating in the religious parts of Judaism. I still appreciate family culture and genealogy, and I’m not being disrespectful about heritage, but I won’t be taking part in religious practices anymore. I haven’t told my parents I reverted yet, and I expect they’ll be mostly accepting, but my mum will probably keep inviting me to synagogue, putting a kippah on me, sending scripture unprompted, and encouraging me to join in. I want to stand firm for Islam and not take part in other religions’ rituals, but I also want to honour my parents and keep family ties strong. I’ve heard many times that respecting parents is extremely important in Islam (and I think there’s a Hadith stressing kindness to mothers). How do I balance politely refusing to participate in religious practices while still showing respect and maintaining the relationship? How do I correct my mum without being disrespectful or damaging family ties? I’ll ask these at the masjid too - an educated Imam or scholar will have better answers than most people, I know. If you have advice on which person to approach (Imam or Sheikh) or how to bring this up, that would be helpful. I’m just really restless about these questions and couldn’t sleep, so I wanted sincere thoughts from my brothers and sisters. Also, for the person who asked earlier: the little girl called me ‘Jim-Jam’ - she knew my name was Jim and thought I was sweet like strawberry jam, so the nickname stuck. JazakAllah khair in advance, JimJam