a hug for me

Caden has just learned of the custom of asking someone to give someone else a hug for him. He has asked me several times recently to give someone a hug for him. This seemed so sweet and cute, but now I'm thinking he is just starting to get lazy. Today he asked me to give our friend Michelle a hug for him. I told him he'll be seeing her tomorrow, and he could do it himself. He replied, "yeah, but I'll be busy, I have a lot to do tomorrow."