"I just love you so much..."

The monkey just walked up to me, out of nowhere, told me "I just love you so much mom", and laid his head on my arm.



I can't... I can't even tell you what that means to me. He's been telling me he loves me for quite awhile now, but always in response to me saying it first. Him thinking it on his own & finding the words to tell me? That's new and wonderful (and maybe has me a bit teary eyed).