"I love you"

Abbey has recently began to say "I love you"; until now she would refuse to say it. She looked at me the other day and said "I love you , mommy" I've been lucky enough to hear those words many of times since I was put on this earth, whether it came from my parents, boyfriends, friends...I've heard it plenty of times but I have never heard it coming from my daughter and it was simply wonderful. Words cannot express it really, there's is no such comparison. It just is and it makes all her tantrums and annoying little remarks totally worth taking. If I've learned something is that you simply never know; you'll never know where life might take you but I could tell you now, she and I, forever. She will grow and she will love me for who I am, and respect despite my craziness and I would love her eternally for who she is. She'll learn as she grows old...she'll fall in love, she'll have adventures, heartbreaks, all the other wonderful things that life brings. I could only hope to be so lucky, to be part of everything. If there's a definition of bond and pure love, this is it, Abbey and I.