Brace yourself and stay strong. Who cares what he does, your life is not about him and reacting to him anymore. He has a schedule to see your daughter, that is the time you will need to interact with him. Ignore all the meaningless texts that he only sends to keep himself on your radar. If he gets pissy then that is his problem. Remain calm and tell him that you will let him know if there is a problem with the baby. I like the idea that Donna suggested, establishing a time that X can talk to or read to baby over the phone. Suggest that very nicely and see if he goes along. That way he can interact with her, rather than constantly trying to interact with you. "Kiss baby for me" is ridiculous and needs to be stopped.
Did you get the garnishment paperwork going yet?
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." Jon Kabat-Zinn
