super batman Dennis

He climbed on the arm of the couch today and stuck his arm straight up in the air, pointed a finger to the sky, and announced "I am a superhero!". Then he said "Where's my batman cape?" and I told him it was probably in his room. He said "Okay, I'll go get it. I'll be right back." When he came back he asked me to help him put it on and then he climbed back up to the arm of the couch, assumed the same pose, and announced loudly "I'm a superhero! I'm Super Batman Dennis. Watch me fly!". This scared me, but he just jumped from the arm to the couch and then from the couch to the floor. Then he 'flew' away down the hall, cape streaming out behind him.

The sleep problem is not temporary. Lots of trouble putting him down for his nap today and even more trouble getting him to sleep tonight. He gets up out of bed, comes to wherever we are, gives us Cute Face, waves his hand, and says "Hi. I had a nice nap" after just 10 minutes in bed. It's hard to discipline something that cute who clearly just wants to be with us, so we took turns giving him Stern Face and taking him back to bed. The last time I had a serious talk with him about needing his sleep. He said he needed light and his Little People music cd playing, so I turned on the Christmas tree in his room and played his Little People Christmas cd. He settled in and went on to sleep after that. I miss the days of just tucking him in once!