DD1s birthday is next week - we celebrated it yesterday with both sets of parents at the zoo, followed by a barbecue.
PIL wanted to give DD1 her presents yesterday so they could see her open them, so we did the cake and she opened her presents. My Mum decided not to give her their presents - fair enough, their presents up to them when she opens them.
I came downstairs this morning and Mum was sitting playing with DD1 - she'd opened one of the presents from my parents, fair enough, it's up to my Mum when she has them. BUT I later saw her playing with a present I didn't recognise. Asked my Mum where it came from and she said it was her present from my brother.
My parents had brought it down with them - it had gone on the table along with all of the presents from other people to be opened on her birthday. I'm just a bit miffed about it to be honest - my brother and I don't have much in common but we get on well. He doesn't take a huge amount of active interest in DD1 but I know he loves her and he always chooses presents he knows she'll love. I'm just really quite upset that I didn't get to see her open the present and that my Mum decided it was down to her to start giving DD1 presents to open when it's now neither her birthday or the day of her birthday party.
When I asked her why she gave it to her she said "there wasn't time yesterday" ?! There was time, we just hadn't planned to give her any of the presents from people who weren't here until her actual birthday.
Yes, I know it's petty - but I just really wanted to see her open it!