almost sweet

i have a handful of taglines that i generally use when putting benny to bed at night. 
most often, these are shared just before i close his door. 
(usually after benny makes a little machine gun sound that he calls giving "all the tisses.") 


this week, benny was particularly sleepy one night. 
as i shut the door, i told him goodnight, and "i love you every minute." 


to which he returned, " 'nigh momma. i lub you. fo' a minute." 


as usual, it was sweet. 
kind of. 
now i'm just wondering when exactly these 60 seconds occurred.
or, if he's just saving them for a rainy day.