Congratulations on your graduation day! Ha, I call this "graduation day" because I feel it's such a major visual representation of all the hard work, care, and nurturing we put into our "babies".........
I've had tons of shrinkage myself but I have also noticed what you're talking about on a smaller scale. It surprised me today that my locs were gracing my shoulders. That only usually happens when they're dripping wet. Also, my locs don't shrink half as much as they used to........Not "leaps and bounds" yet but patiently waiting