my niece

Merit is almost 8 months old, of which I've only been around about one month. I called her yesterday and she smiled at my voice and tried to eat the phone. I have requested that large, life-size pictures of me be placed throughout my brother and sister-in-law's house, but my earth tones don't blend with their retro colors. So this leaves an aunt to wonder how long it will take for a child to fall in love with her. Could it be on my next vacation? or through gifts and cards via mail? will I eventually have to live where they are? Or my best option: that she will just love me because I'm her aunt and she's my niece. We're family, so we'll assume that we naturally love one another and sporadic visits will just enhance the depth of love that inherently exists between family members. Especially if those sporadic visits include theme parks, slumber parties, shopping and candy.