Where's my coffee!?

My baby boy woke up in one of the worst moods today. There are very few times you will catch me on edge due to him but OMG really? The phenomenon of the toddler baffles me. Connor has been in this "daddy is a god" phase and while it's adorable, it's also terribly exhausting. I can go a whole day caring for my son and he's fine, then daddy walks in the door and he has a complete and total meltdown. I mean if Joey isn't there to pick him up and coddle him every second this child freaks.
So this morning Joey got up to care for Connor at about 8 a.m. and the baby hasn't stopped whining yet. The rule goes like this, if Joey is within 1 ft of Connor and looking directly at him at all times we are fine. BUT... if he turns his head, takes a seat, step, breath, or hiccup it's all over! Now if you don't have a little one in your home then you may not fully understand what I'm talking about. The whining I'm referring is what I like to call the 'almost cry'. It comes at you in 4 second spurts with one split second of hopeful silence in between. This isn't the first time Connor has produced this cancer causing sound however, it is the only sound in his arsenal which drives me to utter frustration. I can take repeated No's! I can take a full on crying tantrum but the 'almost cry', that's his trump card. I feel a bit guilty about my frustration but I'm just not used to that behavior from my son. I don't understand where it comes from as there is no predictability behind it. The only common factor is Joey. You would think that he woke up in the morning and covered himself in a sugar spread the way this kid is drawn to him. My poor husband does the best that he can, he really does. However, a man can only take so much. Joey has had to adjust to walking in the door at night and switching immediately to dad mode with barely a second to even set down his puter and breath.
At last silence! I don't hear a baby. On any normal day this would send me running throughout the home trying to find what my child has gotten into next but today, I find it quite soothing. Happy Sunday.