Jesse's Love

So I have to wear a ponytail most of the time, as I mentioned.  Jesse, who is very, very clingy and attached, spends a lot of time near this ponytail and he often plays with it.  One day, as he rubbed the ponytail against his cheek, over and over, he said with delight, "It love me, Mama.  See?  It love me!"  Several times since then he has done that same thing and told me the ponytail loves him.  He even rubbed it on his face once when he got hurt, for comfort.  I think it's very sweet.  It also explains why he wants to spend so much time cheek-to-cheek with me, sometimes gently rubbing.  Clearly, he associates touch against his cheek with love.