Goodbye T-Rex, Hello iPhone

I have had the same mobile phone for half a decade.  Yes, five years.  Ridiculous, I know.  But my phone worked, and I rarely talk on it, and I really didn't see the point in upgrading.  Yes, I'm aware it was giant, but it was a Nextel phone and most of those are giant anyway.  Yes, I'm aware it didn't have a QWERTY keyboard, or an LCD screen, or even a camera.  Seriously, it didn't bother me, I'm just not a tech-y kind of person.  Then it was dubbed the "T-Rex" by my very thoughtful sister and aunt.

Talk about the effectiveness of peer pressure.  One day of harrassment and I caved and am now the owner of an iPhone.  Truth be told, I've been thinking about a new phone for a while, but couldn't bring myself to pick one...sooooo many options these days.  Apple sucked me in.  Well, actually, Apple sucked Ryan in and I just followed along.  It seems to have a way with people, Apple that is.  I've even considered a Mac, but that is a decision for another day.  So, my new phone does all kinds of amazing things, most of which I can't do at my house because we have terrible service here.  There is one spot in my yard with a few bars of service, it is my new hangout area.

So now that I have a phone with a camera and video capability, and because it is one of the few functions that does not require internet access, I've been playing with it a lot.  I've recorded Laci walking, although they were far from her first steps, recorded her "playing" with the cat, and taken some very random pictures of her doing cute things.  Even with the camera phone, she is still my favorite subject.  Never mind that the camera takes terrible up close pictures unless your subject is completely still - it is still fun.  I think this is evidence of how far behind technology I've been for way too long - so far behind, I think you could consider it backward.  Yes, I was technologically backward.  It is so exciting to have a phone with a camera.  I did say technologically BACKWARD.

I immediately thought of all the cute things Laci does during the day that her daddy misses while he's at work.  With my new camera phone, I can capture the moment and send it directly to him at work.  Then he won't feel like he's missing anything.  Why didn't I think of this sooner?  Ummm, technologically backward.  I had my first opportunity just the other day.  This is what I sent to him:

Nice, huh?  Please do not call CPS on me.  I've said a million times before, I really do watch my baby.  Except this time, I watched her fall.  Into a chair.  With her forehead.  Doh.  Once the redness went away it really wasn't that bad, and after five days, it is almost gone (just in time for another one).  What can I say?  She thinks she can walk but hasn't figured out how to put her hands forward when she falls.  Maybe a helmet is necessary, or at least a good amount of bubble wrap.  Anyway, I sent it to her a daddy as evidence of my superior mothering skills.  I want him to know his baby is safe while at work.  I'm not sure if he wants to know what he is missing anymore.

I also had to download the Shakeit app that makes your pictures look like old school Polaroids.  I think it is my favorite.  Since the picture quality isn't very good anyway, might as well make it look like it's supposed to be that way.

As for good old T-Rex, he now lives in the toy basket.  Laci likes to chew on him and make fake phone calls to all her BFFs.  I like to start bad habits early here.  I figure by the time she's three she'll be asking for her own iPhone.  And to think I never even had a phone until I was 18.  How on earth did I survive my teenage years without my own phone?  Shocking, really.  Maybe it is the root of my technological backwardness.