December Update.
We are finally getting over what seems like a monthlong cold. Camden hasn't been sleeping in her crib, preferring instead to fuss until I take her into bed and eventually stick her in the Pack & Play in our room. In the past week she has spent 2 full nights in her crib. She is just now able to pull herself up to standing, which of course ups the tantrum level in the crib because she can now stand up and cry instead of fussing lying down and eventually getting bored.

On the bright side, she babbles a lot now and can crawl really well. Last night she was in the living room with Charlie and was crying for me, who was in the kitchen. Charlie came to the kitchen and a minute later, here came Camden, bawling and crawling after us. It was kind of comical.

We went really light on Christmas presents for her this year -- although oddly enough we got tons for everyone else. I think she'll enjoy tearing into them because she's a fan of crinkly paper. We skipped a tree because she's crawling and I thought it was stupid to put one up only to have to barricade it. Presents are stacked a yard high on the sideboard.

We have managed to get out and do things. Friday night, Camden accompanied me to an AIDS art auction, where we picked up a cool piece of folk art for $30, and to a Christmas party at a lawyer friend's office. She was nice as pie and she doesn't mind settings with lots of people and things to look at. We shopped Saturday, Charlie went to the Panthers game yesterday and we even went to a U2 concert while Camden hung out with the grands. The U2 concert deserves its own entry so I'll save that one.