Every time I see you crying, it's like someone turns off the light.
I know you're exhausted these days.
I know it's not fair to you to work so hard.
I'm sorry that you can't spend more time with me.
My house isn't exactly child - proof, and I know it's hard to keep things picked up sometimes.
I hate that it takes you an hour and half to eat dinner, and I don't even feed you anything that takes that long to eat.
I know there are days when you just wake up and you're crabby because it's the wrong day.
I hate that I can't always be there to hold you when you need it, and that I have to leave you with someone else.
I know it's hard for you to understand why we aren't home.
But we are working on getting home more.
I promise we will be there more often for dinner, to play, to do homework, and to just sit and be with you.
I can't wait until we are all home together.
But today I don't want to talk about that.
I want to tell you all about a special day that we all had.
Today you received a special gift.
Your Grandma and Grandpa Lee came to visit us, and they brought your "Number One Cousin," Robert.
He's a little over four months old, and he was so cute.
We went to the zoo, and he slept most of the time.
But you loved all the animals.
You liked the elephants, and you smiled at the flamingos.
You didn't like the snakes, but you seemed to like the giraffes.
It was so fun to watch you.
I can't wait for the next time that Robert comes to visit.