How to make my heart melt

Last night after dinner, Malachi was enjoying his rice cracker snack. He insisted on sharing with me and the normal pretend bites just weren't cutting it. He had me take a real bite and I hammed it up with extra crunching and "yum"-ing, etc. After I had done this a couple of times, he looks at me and says "I lee lou", Malachi-speak for "I love you". He has never said this to me if I didn't say it first. What a sweetheart!! Oh how I love this boy!