Asking Eric: My daughter went into labor and told her MIL first

Dear Eric: My daughter recently gave birth in California to her second child one month earlier than expected. We have a good relationship and get along very well. She notified me via text that she was in labor and on the way to the hospital. In that same text, she informed me that her mother-in-law was flying out to California that same day from New York. I also live in New York and was not asked if I could come out the day she went into labor. I am guessing...