You know your child loves you when....

--he kisses the palm of your hand

--...and ponytail!

--he's really in a "mine" phase and when you ask him for the last goldfish, he replies with "mine", but then puts it in your mouth and smiles.

--he wants to sit next to you or on your lap to watch his favorite show.

--when you go in his room in the morning to wake him, he replies with a cheerful "hi!" and even when he's crying in the middle of the night and you go in to kiss him and he cheers up immediately and says "hi!"

more to come.....