Hi Jordan,

I recently purchased the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM and the The 70-200mm f/4 L, and I love both of them. I purchased the 70-200 because I have two dogs that I love to photograph while hiking and such. From my minimal experience, the 70-200 also works well for portraits. The 17-55 was highly recommended and it has certainly lived up to the hype.

Regarding the macro lens, I may rent one after my baby is born and see how I like it. I am not familiar with macro photography and I'm not sure it would work well in my apartment. I feel like the 100mm macro would be too large on a crop lens in my apartment, but the 60mm lens would work well.

Thank you for your input, I appreciate it.