Oh, your poor little daughter! What a cock, indeed.
My husband only travels irregularly, and when he does it's in situations where he's reliant on another driver to get him home (he's way out in the bush, it's a 6-8 hour drive, they carpool).
Last time, the driver insisted on making a couple of stops so that they got home at 8pm instead of 6pm.
My husband flew in the door at 8, tumbling apologies, and was so, so happy that our daughter wasn't yet in bed because he'd missed her. And did all the night wakeups that night.
Not to be all My Husband Is So Great, I just mean, that's what I'd expect of any parent who'd been away from their little one for a week.