A couple of things:

Graham is becoming more extroverted. We had Sarah M. here last weekend, who he has met before, but couldn't really have remembered. He warmed up to her immediately, which was unusual. Then, Monday, we went to Maria and Grace's for a BBQ, and he was the only child there. He LOVED this; he flirted, charmed, and giggled his way through the night. Both these events are a little unusual- could it be that my reserved boy is hitting his stride, socially?

We are still fighting the battle of words vs. fists here. Graham would rather throw or hit to communicate impatience or anger. Today, however, he was in the car with Gus on the way to the Children's museum. Gus was really persistently offering Graham Veggie Booty. After a couple false starts, Graham said, "Gus, I don't want any." Very clearly. He seemed very relieved that he could communicate exactly what he felt.

What else? He's still wearing the damn Red Sox hat obsessively. We had to wash it because it started to smell. We did, however, get him to switch from Crocs to Converse this week. An upgrade for sure.