Khloe Kardashian posts for Tatum Birthday

Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

On Monday, the mom of two, 39, posted adorable clips of her son Tatum, who was born inJuly 2022, walking and playing in a backyard. Wearing a white vest top and gray sweatpants, Tatum sweetly splashed in a water fountain and held onto a stone.

“No,” Kardashian warned the toddler as he appeared to taste the water. In a second clip, Tatum walked over to a patch of gravel before stumbling to the ground.

Tatum enjoys splashing in the water fountain.Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

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A rep confirmed to PEOPLE in August 2022 that Kardashian and her ex-partnerTristan Thompsonhad welcomedTatum via surrogatein July. The pair also share daughterTrue, 5.

“Khloé is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing,” they shared. “We’d like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloé can focus on her family.”

Though they co-parent their son and daughter, Kardashian has asked fans to stop speculating about the state of her relationship with basketball player, Thompson.

Tatum carefully carries the stone he has found in the backyard.Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

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Back in May, theGood Americanco-founder slammedfans for speculating that the pair are back togethercalling the whole thing “exhausting.”

Addressing the claims,The Kardashiansstar shared a lengthy response via Instagram.

“I suppose you guys will continue the narrative you want regardless of what I say so what’s the point. It’s exhausting but I learned people will only understand to the level of their own perception. Most are stuck at believing the lies because it’s the narrative they want to fuel. Have fun….”

The former couple share a son and a daughter but are no longer together.Jerritt Clark/Gett

Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian pose for a photo as Remy Martin celebrates Tristan Thompson’s Birthday at Beauty & Essex on March 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

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Khloé then noted that Kim, 42, was simply “supporting” Thompson at the game during a “difficult” period, perhaps alluding to the NBA starlosing his mother Andreain January.

“Some things are just as simple as they seem. A family member supporting another family member ESPECIALLY during a difficult time in life,” she wrote, before going on to compare Kim’s support to her close bond with her sisterKourtney Kardashian Barker’s exScott Disick. “Example….. just how I support Scott and will forever support him. He’s my brother,” she continued.

source: people.com