pictures of me and the daddy doll. >> that would be deployment daddy doll. with lieutenant brown's picture on it. >> i miss you, daddy. >> reporter: this was the day when daddy first laid eyes on her dad's stand in. within a few hours, liam was getting used to his daddy, playing and cuddling. there is a down side to going to washing well and making your kid's wish come true. alyssa told her parents -- >> my next wish is for a puppy. wish for a puppy, no, we got a brother instead. >> reporter: maybe that wishing well worked a little too well. >> puppy. >> i don't think snow white can bring a puppy. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. >> just daddy. >> reporter: new york. >> you could try, though. >> that is too much. >> you're a puddle. >> you have to take it from here, berman. >> "starting point" back in a moment.