Andrew is gone to Washington State on TDY (Temporary DutY for non military folks) for 2 weeks. He left Friday morning. Draker has been moping around since he left. The first night Andrew was gone, Drake didn't come to bed till 5 AM. He was laying in front of the front door (waiting for Daddy to come home).

Normally, he is all over the place. Running around, demanding play time. But he seems to have been laying around alot more. He didn't eat yesterday and that has me worried. Andrew will be back in 2 weeks but then is off again for 6 months on deployment. I am starting worry about how Drake is going to handle that.

I have been tryingto do things with him that Andrew does, like rough housing and taking him to the playground (Andrew takes him almost everynight, Drake loves the playground). He seems fine when we do that, but then he comes home and mopes.

I know he doesn't act like this when I am away. But I already know Drake is a daddy's boy I am just concerned about things when Andrew is gone for 6 months!!

Any advice on how I can help Drake cope with missing Andrew would be greatly appreciated!