This morning I dug out my 50mm lens from the bottom of the camera bag and I pulled out the tiny, light-weight beauty and just stared at it. I decided to take on the nerve wracking and monumental task of changing my camera lens. See, this is not a task to be taken lightly. Within nanoseconds, dust and debris can sneak into your camera while your lens is detached, causing chaos inside. I’ll skip all of the hairy details and just say that I think the transition went smoothely and as soon as I lifted up my (now 18 pounds lighter) camera, I fell so hard in love with it that I was having trouble hitting the shutter. I mean, I’ve been carrying around my monstrosity with our 18-200mm zoom lens that weighs 18 pounds (approximations here, people) for quite a long time now. Did I ever mention that I have a great Lens Changing Phobia? And so does my husband? Therefore we never change our camera lens. I need a camera body for EACH camera lens I have. It would help. A lot.

So anyway, I took some photos of Z outside for a few minutes. However, it was about 10:30-11 AM when we were outside, which is way too late in the morning. I would like to try to get her outside when the sun is still low, around 8 AM or so. The problem is that my little stinker tends to sleep until 9 or so in the morning. NOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING. I AM IN NO WAY COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. Anyway, we’ll keep trying until we get some good ones!

Yesterday it seems as if Z found her voice. She was making a lot of noises (more than just your average goo and gah) all day yesterday. The whole time we were in Walmart she was “shouting” and we kept having to check the stroller to see if she was upset or just learning that her voice can go really loud. She was just learning. And it continued on into the evening and even today she has been “talking” or “shouting” at me all day. It’s adorable and oh so fun to watch her do it. She will even fake cough a few times before she starts the shouting, which I think is just hilarious because it almost sounds like she is trying to get my attention.

Another thing that has reared it’s ugly head in the last few days is this rash. Or eczema. Whatever you wanna call it. It comes and goes throughout the day. Sometimes I will look at her and her face will be entirely clear and then 10 minutes later it is red and irritated looking like the above picture. It usually gets red or irritated when she rubs it with her hands or rubs her face against us. I’m starting to notice a little trend as far as that goes. Her forehead is really scaley and dry feeling. She has her 4 month check up (WHAT? I HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD? SINCE WHEN?) with her doctor on Monday so I am going to bring it up then and see if there is anything we can do. We’ve been trying Eucerin and it seems to help a little but I can’t really tell since it comes and goes so often.