Si's Revenge

Things that have irritated me today:

1. My son started screaming while I was in the shower and did not stop until we were halfway to the babysitter's house.

2. My son was mad at me when I dropped him off and refused to let me kiss him goodbye.

3. Dallas Traffic

4. I was late to work.

5. Text message from my ex-mother-in-law (I don't care if it isn't legal yet, there's a clear line drawn in my head) informing me that my ex-husband instructed her to put my son's birth certificate in her safe. (Note to ex-mother-in-law: I'm meaner and scarier than your son [just ask him why he is divorcing me], so I advise you to hand it over.)

6. Email from babysitter: "Your son just crawled."

Response from me: "Literally crawled? Or up on all fours, then fall forward, kind of scooting his way around?" (That is something I've seen and was hoping that was all she meant.)

Response from babysitter: "No, he crawled. He took four crawls to this table leg to eat, and then his arms gave out."

Me: Tears stream down face. "I'm so proud of him and so sad I missed it! Thank you for telling me!"

This is the exact moment I have been dreading. So far, Silas has cooperated with his needy mother and let me see all of his "firsts" first. I guess I picked the wrong day to piss him off before heading to work. Like mother, like son.