once upon a henry.

A week or so ago Henry woke up in the morning with a dry diaper.  I've been told that going all night without peeing is a sign that the kid is ready to be potty trained.  He stayed dry for at least two more nights, and maybe even 3 or 4.  I can't remember anything.  After the first night I immediately ran out to the store and bought a fancy potty and I had also heard about a bunch of wonderful potty training videos and books.  Well, one book and video in particular.  I went to the locally owned Schuler's Bookstore and was very, very, very disappointed with their potty training section.  Out of all the potty training books, I found one that did not have both mommy and daddy sitting around the kid cheering them on as he sat on the potty doing nothing.  All I could think was that the only way both Henry's mommy and daddy would both be standing around him as he took a shit in the potty was if something really bad had happened.  Really bad.  I was relieved when I found Once Upon a Potty and that it featured Joshua and his mom-mom and nobody else.  Well, grandma gets a shout out but that's okay.  I ordered the DVD because Henry's pediatrician recommended it.  Henry looooooves the Once Upon a Potty book and every night we have to read about Joshua.  The DVD isn't so great because daddy is in the story.  Kind of weird since he isn't mentioned in the book.  Also, there's a creepy song that neither Henry nor I enjoyed.  We watched it once and I don't even know where it is anymore. 

I had complained to my dear friend, Joanna, about the lack of books that fit Henry's situation.  Apparently she heard me loud and clear because oh my God, she wrote a potty training book for Henry and about Henry and it is perfect for Henry.  She printed a bunch of photos of him and it.  is.  perfect.  So perfect that I wrote it twice.  And now three times.  Henry looooooves it and he laughs and laughs and laughs.  The book didn't come with a title but this morning Henry handed it to me and said, "Mom-mom want read Once Upon a Henry." and my heart almost burst with love and happiness and cheesiness. 

Now at bedtime we read about both Joshua and about Henry. 

p.s. Henry still won't sit on his potty. We are making progress, though.  At first he wouldn't even sit on the potty.  Then he sat on it but only with the lid closed.  And finally, he sat on it once with the lid open.  Fully clothed, of course.  The last time I ordered diapers, I only ordered one case, hoping he wouldn't need more.  I think I'll order another one before the coupon expires.