Trumped by a Stuffed Animal

I can't get Tanner to tell me he loves me to save my life. I've begged, pleaded, bribed, tried to get him to mimic me, etc. I have resigned myself to the fact that he will not utter that phrase. Today when I picked him up after his nap and handed him his beloved teddy bear, Doggy Bear-Bear, he nuzzled it and said, plain as day, "I love you, DOGGY BEAR-BEAR."