Bullet Points

It feels like a bullet-point kind of day. I have so much I would like to write about, but my brain feels squishy. Sometimes just jotting down the random thoughts flying around my head helps clear my mind. So here goes:

• I've been thinking a lot about the differences between life with a toddler vs. an infant. I really want to do a post on this.
• Is there such a thing as a 19-month sleep regression? We've been having a super rough patch here lately, especially with going to sleep at night, and I'm frustrated and puzzled. What's causing this? And more importantly, how do we get back on track!?
• It is so amazing and fascinating to watch how language and vocabulary and comprehension develop. Nathan can understand 99.9% of what we say (or so it seems) and tries really hard to repeat things. He learns new words almost daily, but his pronunciation isn't quite there all the time. I know this is totally fine, but what's funny to me is that he still knows the correct way to say it. So for instance, he knows what a plane is and he points them out all the time and pronounces it "bee". But if we just repeat back to him "yes, it's a bee!" he gets mad and keeps repeating it until we say it correctly as "yes, it's a plane." 
• I think I'm feeling the mom guilt any time I'm away more now even than when he was younger. Now he definitely knows when I'm gone and he gets quite clingy and upset. Ironically, I am now in search of more "me" time or feeling like I need a break more often as he gets older because he is so active. I may have gotten less sleep with an infant around, but I got more things done and had more mini-breaks every day because of his nap schedule. This relates to my first bullet point...
• Home renovations suck.
• I'm starting a new fitness routine that I'm really excited about. I needed something to kick me off the weight-loss plateau I've hit in the past month. I'm also hoping it will help me with my goal of becoming (more of) a morning person. I will try to post a more detailed update on this.
• Everyone seems to be moving on to #2. So many people I know who had babies within a few months of me are now expecting again. I'm not quite sure what to do with this. It doesn't necessarily bother me because we haven't started down that path yet. I'm not on birth control but we're definitely not actively pursuing conception. And truthfully, we're not ready to right now, for many reasons. But that doesn't stop people from asking!
• Summer is slipping away. I'm sad because I don't feel like we did everything we wanted to this summer, but I don't like to spend time dwelling on regrets. And more importantly, I'm pumped about my favorite season of the year starting. Last year was fun with a baby, so I'm confident that fall will be even more wonderful this year with a toddler who likes to be involved in EVERYTHING. Pumpkins! Hay rides! Raking leaves!

That's kind of all I can think of right now. But actually, I feel a little better already having made this list. My brain still feels squishy (thank you barometric-pressure-induced headaches!) but at least I feel more organized. Now, if only traffic would clear itself up so I could get home at a reasonable hour...