Day 9 - Mommy is THRILLED

I don't remember what happened yesterday and I apologize for missing a day of blogging but hopefully today's AMAZING update will make up for anything missed yesterday.  This morning, after getting up and doing our normal weekend thing (breakfast, potty, coffee, whatever), we went out to run some errands.  We put Henry into a pull-up and packed the potty into the back of the wagon (station wagon, that is.  We didn't take the Radio Flyer out on the town).  After being out for about an hour and a half, I asked Henry if he had to go potty, figuring that he'd be wet already and that he'd say no.  To my surprise, he said yes so we set up the potty in in the back of the wagon in the parking lot of Lowe's.  More to my surprise, when we pulled down our boy's pants, we found his diaper to be totally dry.  I was so happy!  Then, even to my further surprise, he peed as soon as he sat down on the potty.  A lot.  I have to think that he was exhibiting bladder control because he peed a ton as soon as he sat down.  And to reiterate, his diaper was dry.  Hooray Henry!

He did poop in his diaper before his nap, but I couldn't even be that disappointed because he did such a great job holding his pee.  We ended up going out to lunch while we were out and he didn't pee in his diaper at all.

Later, Matt took him over to Grandma and Grandpa's for about an hour and I guess Henry actually told him that he had to go pee.  And then peed as soon as he sat down. Then, I got to witness the miracle myself here at home after they got back because he did it again!  He actually told us that he had to go and then went as soon as he sat down!  I can't actually tell you what it is that he says when he has to go, but he has a word that he uses.  It's new enough that I don't remember what it is.  After a few more days, hopefully I will.  Anyway, I'm so so so proud of him right now that I can hardly express it.  We're still working on it, obviously, and we've still got a long way to go but I can see progress and that's what I'm most thrilled about.  I'm so proud of you, good, smart boy!!