Let's be friends

For a couple of months now Jackson has been in the habit of introducing himself to any new child he comes across. Chad and I have witnessed, on numerous occasions, him going up to children he doesn't know at the park, the grocery store, outside our apartment and saying, "my name's Jackson." Chad and I are so proud of him for doing this and for trying to be friendly with everyone he meets. However, our hearts break a little when he is ignored. He gets so excited when he sees kids playing and so badly wants to jump right in and be friends. Yesterday we spent some fun family time outside and at one point a couple of older boys rode past us on their scooters. When they had just passed us, Jackson took off after them saying, "Wait guys." He didn't care that he didn't know them and he didn't even seem to mind that they were completely oblivious of him. We really are so proud of our little guy for being so outgoing and friendly to everyone. I'm hopeful that one day at the park or wherever he'll find someone who'll respond when he says, "Hi. I'm Jackson".