Keeping Up With Kal-el- September

I haven't done one of these in the last couple of months but I really wanted to share some of Super's latest developments!


 Here are a few of my very favorite :


-Kal-el has manners!!! Yes you read that correctly and it's precious. The best part is that is uses them without fail. I'm so proud. He definitely talks in sentences now and less like a little cave man! Every morning Chris and I wake up to the same couple of statements from him " Put on Mickey Mouse Puleeze" "More milk mama refill puleeze" "Tank you Mommy" and we almost always get an "I lub you" during the course of the day. <3 <3 <3


- When I was recovering from my c section Kal-el would often hear Chris ask me how I was feeling. I would usually respond with "I'm fine." This really stuck with Kal-el and he says it all the time when I ask him. If he falls he always says "I fine" before he even has a chance to get up!


- He officially knows all his colors and says them correctly!


-He can count to 13...he says "E-LEB-n-n" (11) sooo cute ..sometimes when he gets to 13 he'll tag 60 or 90 on the end just for good measure lol :)


- He can recognize at least 95% of the alphabet , only occasionally getting things like 'w' and 'm' confused. I'm pretty proud of my smart cookie. He literally learned the letters in one day! He will even line the letters up and after the letter "K" always says to himself "I'm fine" associating it with the question. Umm how smart ,yet neurotically cute, is that?! MY child :)


-He also calls out the letters on signs and billboards. He loves when two of the same letters are next to each other. ex: Wheel "Look Mommy TWO letter E's " It tickles him :)


- He is a truly awesome big brother to Logan. When he hears him crying and they aren't in the same room he always calls out "I'm coming Logee, I'm coming!" He's even started to give him the bottle.


- He is still very much in love with "Sponge Pants" I try to limit it because it has zero educational value but he adores Sponge Bob. Luickly Disney's Cars has also crept in the mix this month and he still likes all of his old favorites like Mickey's clubhouse, Superwhy and Oso!

- When Chris is at work Kal-el always asks to watch train shows like Chuggingtons or Thomas the Train. So sweet. He's still a daddys boy and misses him so much the days he's gone. Without fail at every single train crossing we come upon he always waves and says "Hi Daddy's train"


- Super has become even more independent if that were even possible. He is also a bit bossy. He has preferences and likes to attempt to delegate which tasks Chris or myself complete for him. lol ex: He prefers that I get his milk but insists his Daddy change the channels to his cartoons of choice. When his agenda is not meet and heaven help if we change those roles because control freak has a melt down. I feel like I'm raising myself here :)  


- He is still extremely loving and sweet. That being said I have caught him on more than one occasion deliberately wiping off my kisses.


- The one thing that annoys him the absolute MOST right now is for anyone to sing..especially me (granted I am tone deaf) He is the ONLY person allowed to sing or dance in this house. I thought I had many more years to go before he views me as completely uncool! I promise to try and video him falling apart when I sing. It's the funniest thing ever. He goes from happy to hysterial drama king in about 3 seconds flat.

- He's going through a bit of a picky phase with his eating. I found a solution for this week..post to follow :)


- We are still trying to get potty training down. Not always easy with a boy but we'll get there!


- He LOVES getting dressed now. He even knows how to match up his attire and is simple crazy about shoes. 


-He feeds Ginger every single day. We put her food in a little cup and he will take it over to her dog dish in the crate, open it to let her in, and the close and lock it behind her saying " There you go Ginger!" 


- He is super attached to Pluto. I don't think he'll ever give him up. I had to finally wash him this week. I thought Kal-el would really enjoy helping me put him in the wash and adding washing powder etc. Well I was wrong. He loved it at first then he realised that the lid was locked and his yellow pup was spinning around and not coming out. He stood at the washer for 15 min crying "I LUB YOU PLUTO, I'M COMMING PLUTO!" So dramatic :) Next time I'll wash him at nap time!


- Speaking of which, Kal-el has started to skip his daytime nap about twice a week. It's really random and he doesn't seem overly tired on the days that he does miss it. We'll just have to see if this trend continues.


I think this covers most of September's developments. Can't wait to see what next month has in store for my first super hero. Love you, Kal-el xoxo!!!