I figured I'd add also...the one thing that's been changing is that BF is getting more affectionate when we were out. We held hands (and he had his arm around me a bit) during the movies we saw yesterday. When we went to his family's for the 4th, he occasionally would touch me - rub my shoulders, etc. That means a lot to me, it's a bigger step that he can show how he feels when we are out and not just at home.
I haven't pushed him on this...I wanted him to do it in his own time. And if we go somewhere and he is openly affectionate, I feel comfortable to do the same. When we went to a record store yesterday, I'd walk away to look at things - but he'd come up and touch me on my arm, or hand - it was really nice.