I uff ooo!

Two days ago I was standing at the stove cooking dinner and Julia came over and hugged my leg. This is a common occurrence...but what she did next is not. She said "Mom-eee...I uff ooo." To an untrained ear this may sound like a lot of nonsense syllables but I understood them immediately. After working on getting her to repeat "I love you" to me for the last couple of years I know her enunciation very well. And although "I uff ooo" may seem like a long way from "I love you" to me it was clear and perfect!