Granny gave him first toy without me

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We are staying with my parents at the moment because my husband has been in hospital. I bought my son a toy at the weekend. He's 8 months old so it's his first real toy. I was really excited to give it to him but it needed a random type of battery that I didn't have.
Went to shops today and picked up the batteries then popped back out to the pharmacy to pick up my husbands prescription. I came back to find baby playing with the toy. I'm a bit devastated to be honest....
A few weeks ago she gave him a taste of banana when I was out.... his first taste of real food!
AIBU to feel a bit annoyed?

Ask her to stop and explain calmly she had her 'firsts' with her own babies.

Yes.

He's 8 months old and hasn't had a toy yet???

I guess she thought she was being helpful?

He doesn’t have any toys at 8 months?

You'll have so many firsts with him. Try not to let it upset you.

Sorry but it sounds like you're over-reacting. Surely baby has been eating food for a while now?

Honestly I’ve got 3 dc and I couldn’t tell you the first toy any of them had, apart from the little bear each from birth.

Surely your child has had a toy of some sorts before (little teddy, rattle etc etc) by 8 months, so it’s not the first toy at all really....

Why hasn't your baby had a toy until 8 months old, and why haven't you fed him 'real' food until now either? I think these are bigger issues

For heaven's sake.

By toy I mean, one that is a big battery operated contraption that shoots balls out. He's obviously had teddies and chew toys and basic stuff.

Presumably she doesnt class this as a "moment" and you do.

Err your kid is 8 months old, she probably thought he had a roomful of toys by that age all the kids I know certainly had quite a few.

I think you're overreacting. Also he really should have had some toys by now.

Has he really not had any toys at all for 8 months? Or what do you call a toy?

Wow.

Then he's had real toys. Get a grip plenty else to stress about. Be grateful they are helping you at this difficult time.

No the banana was his first taste this was as I said a a while ago. Before he was weaned at 6 months

You're being a bit precious. He's 8 months old for God's sake and he's only getting a toy now?!? What has been using for entertainment up to now?
As for the banana, again he's was 7 months old. She probably assumed he had had something by then as in her day he would have been long weaned.
Just let it go.

At 8 months old she probably thought he had loads of toys already and why was he only getting food at 7.5 months? He should have been weaned at 6 months. I can't imagine anyone else being upset about an 8mo getting some banana

First toy?! . Is this meant to be a momentous event?! Sorry op, yabu.

Unfortunately when other people look after your dc it's often difficult to 'manage' how they do this.

I imagine she thought she was doing something nice that the baby would like and enjoy, and that she had no idea these were special moments in your mind. If you hadn't told her they were special moments you wanted for yourself, how on earth would she know?